Crime Rates at The Shaftesburys, Barking, IG11 7JP

The Shaftesburys area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 221st highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Shaftesburys (IG11 7JP) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shaftesburys (IG11 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Dock Road. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.