Total Crime Rate
77.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gurney Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gurney Close (IG11 8LD) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Gurney Close (IG11 8LD), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whiting Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cape Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cape Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cape Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cape Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cape Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forsythia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Forsythia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Forsythia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cape Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cape Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cape Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crows Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cape Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cape Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Saxon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gurney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gurney Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowbridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tulip Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cape Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crows Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loxford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Uphall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowbridge Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowbridge Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowbridge Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiting Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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