Crime Rates at Hardwicke Street, Barking, IG11 7LE

Hardwicke Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 8th 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 Hardwicke Street (IG11 7LE) in the last 12 months was 674.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 238.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwicke Street (IG11 7LE), 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.