Total Crime Rate
188.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Coverdales area has the 26th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 85th 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 The Coverdales (IG11 7HT) in the last 12 months was 188.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Coverdales (IG11 7HT), the main crime hotspot is near St Ann'S. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovehouse Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheelers Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Coverdales | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King Edward'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margarets | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margarets | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Marys | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wheelers Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salting Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Salting Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Salting Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ann'S | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ann'S | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Ann'S | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Ann'S | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wheelers Cross | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheelers Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Net Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Margarets | Under investigation |
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