Crime Rates at London Road, Barking, IG11 8AF

London Road area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 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 London Road (IG11 8AF) in the last 12 months was 3077.6 per 1,000 residents and was 640.1% higher 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 223 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 10.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 373 (≈ 1113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (IG11 8AF), 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.