Crime Rates at Sparsholt Road, Barking, IG11 7YQ

Sparsholt Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 126th 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 Sparsholt Road (IG11 7YQ) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparsholt Road (IG11 7YQ), the main crime hotspot is near John Burns Drive. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.