Total Crime Rate
372.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abbey Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 24th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Abbey Road (IG11 7BU) in the last 12 months was 372.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower than the Abbey average (416.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbey Road (IG11 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardwicke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hardwicke Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hardwicke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hardwicke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hardwicke Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwicke Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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