Crime Rates at Harts Lane, Barking, IG11 8LE

Harts Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 111th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harts Lane (IG11 8LE) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Abbey average (415.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harts Lane (IG11 8LE), the main crime hotspot is near Cowbridge Lane. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.