Crime Rates at St Margarets, Barking, IG11 7JN

St Margarets area has the 15th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 32nd 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 7JN) in the last 12 months was 274.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Abbey average (415.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets (IG11 7JN), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.