Total Crime Rate

780.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

284.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 780.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 284.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.4 10/10
  • Drugs 81.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 73.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Public order 48.8 10/10
  • Other theft 44.7 10/10
  • Robbery 40.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Whiting Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 6th 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 Whiting Avenue (IG11 8DB) in the last 12 months was 780.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -56.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 284.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiting Avenue (IG11 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Northbury

Crime Over Time in Whiting Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Town Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiting Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gurdwara Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gurdwara Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurdwara Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Adeliza Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adeliza Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 107

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑