Total Crime Rate
89.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stern Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 244th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stern Close (IG11 0YA) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Barking Riverside average (156.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stern Close (IG11 0YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Renwick Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Great Galley Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barking Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Estuary Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Galley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Great Fleete Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiger Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Crouch Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Crouch Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Renwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Renwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dettingen Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Pompadour Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pompadour Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pompadour Way | Under investigation |
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