Total Crime Rate

222.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.0 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highbridge Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 62nd 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 Highbridge Road (IG11 7BB) in the last 12 months was 222.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Abbey average (415.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbridge Road (IG11 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Fresh Wharf Road. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linsdell Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Fresh Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fresh Wharf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fresh Wharf Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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