Crime Rates at Wheelers Cross, Barking, IG11 7EQ

Wheelers Cross area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheelers Cross (IG11 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheelers Cross (IG11 7EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Net Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.