Crime Rates at Gurney Close, Barking, IG11 8LB

Gurney Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 84th 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 Gurney Close (IG11 8LB) in the last 12 months was 188.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower than the Abbey average (416.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 280.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gurney Close (IG11 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near Cowbridge Lane. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.