Crime Rates at Axe Street, Barking, IG11 7LX

Axe Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 2nd 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 Axe Street (IG11 7LX) in the last 12 months was 1070.7 per 1,000 residents and was 156.8% higher than the Abbey average (416.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 334.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Axe Street (IG11 7LX), 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.