Total Crime Rate
101.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stern Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stern Close (IG11 0XZ) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Barking Riverside average (155.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stern Close (IG11 0XZ), the main crime hotspot is near Salamanca Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Galley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salamanca Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Galley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouch Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Galley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wanderer Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Renwick Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sovereign Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dettingen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Steel Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Steel Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Steel Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Estuary Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Estuary Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Estuary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Twine Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Salamanca Place | Under investigation |
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