Crime Rates at Short Blue Place, Barking, IG11 8FJ

Short Blue Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 7th 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 Short Blue Place (IG11 8FJ) in the last 12 months was 765.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 225.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Blue Place (IG11 8FJ), 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.