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

Short Blue Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 5th 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 Short Blue Place (IG11 8FJ) in the last 12 months was 800.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 253.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% 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 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.