Crime Rates at London Road, Barking, IG11 8AL

London Road area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the highest crime rate of 521 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 8AL) in the last 12 months was 3176.1 per 1,000 residents and was 661.8% higher 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 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -21.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 375 (≈ 1119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (IG11 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 506 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Parade (189 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.