Crime Rates at St Margarets, Barking, IG11 7JH

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 7JH) 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 7JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 506 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Parade (189 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.