Crime Rates at Whiting Avenue, Barking, IG11 8DB

Whiting Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 3rd 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 Whiting Avenue (IG11 8DB) in the last 12 months was 1056.9 per 1,000 residents and was 153.5% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 349.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiting Avenue (IG11 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.