Total Crime Rate

1231.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

340.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1231.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 414.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 340.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 270.1 10/10
  • Drugs 170.4 10/10
  • Other theft 93.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.5 10/10
  • Burglary 45.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.0 10/10
  • Public order 41.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 41.8 10/10
  • Robbery 28.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.3 10/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Axe Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 2nd 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 Axe Street (IG11 7LZ) in the last 12 months was 1231.5 per 1,000 residents and was 196.1% 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 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 340.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Axe Street (IG11 7LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 461 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Parade (177 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Axe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/206)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linsdell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Erkenwald Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linsdell Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linsdell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Linsdell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linsdell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tomlins Orchard —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tomlins Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs James Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Pauls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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