Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 88.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wheelers Cross area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 246th highest crime rate of 512 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 Wheelers Cross (IG11 7EH) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Abbey average (415.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheelers Cross (IG11 7EH), the main crime hotspot is near St Margarets. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheelers Cross area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Greatfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gascoigne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gascoigne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margarets —
Apr 2026Other theft Mizzen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ketch Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ketch Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ketch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ketch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Net Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Net Street —
Apr 2026Public order Net Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Net Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Net Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Net Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Morley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dovehouse Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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