Crime Rates at St Margarets, Barking, IG11 7JF

St Margarets area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 32nd 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 St Margarets (IG11 7JF) in the last 12 months was 288.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets (IG11 7JF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 321 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.