Total Crime Rate
105.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Keel Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 181st highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Keel Close (IG11 0XU) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower than the Barking Riverside average (155.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (β 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 109.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keel Close (IG11 0XU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulrush Terrace, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harebell Terrace (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sovereign Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bulrush Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burdock Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burdock Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burdock Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harebell Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harebell Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wanderer Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bulrush Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bulrush Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bulrush Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fielders Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bulrush Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bulrush Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Galley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Galley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Galley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burdock Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
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