Total Crime Rate

322.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 322.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 22.2 10/10
  • Robbery 22.2 10/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Margarets area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 28th highest crime rate of 512 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 7JG) in the last 12 months was 322.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the Abbey average (415.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 144.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets (IG11 7JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 461 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Parade (177 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/167)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mizzen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Shaftesburys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shaftesburys Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ann'S —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ann'S —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ann'S —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ann'S —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S 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 Ketch Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Shaftesburys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Net Street —
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 Station Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Net Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Ann'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Shaftesburys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwicke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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