Crime Rates at The Shaftesburys, Barking, IG11 7JW

The Shaftesburys area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 512 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 7JW) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shaftesburys (IG11 7JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dock Road, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jenkins Lane (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.