Crime Rates at King Edwards Road, Barking, IG11 7TL

King Edwards Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Edwards Road (IG11 7TL) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% lower than the Abbey average (415.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edwards Road (IG11 7TL), the main crime hotspot is near St Ann'S. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.