Crime Rates at Westbury Road, Barking, IG11 7PQ

Westbury Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 69th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbury Road (IG11 7PQ) in the last 12 months was 212.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Road (IG11 7PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Drive, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Ann'S (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.