Total Crime Rate
521.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hertford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 16th 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 Hertford Road (IG11 8BL) in the last 12 months was 521.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 186.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 209.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hertford Road (IG11 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gurney Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gurney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crows Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crows Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crows Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barking Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watson Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowbridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cowbridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowbridge Lane | — |
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