Total Crime Rate

521.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 521.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.7 9/10
  • Public order 44.2 10/10
  • Other theft 40.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.5 10/10
  • Drugs 34.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Robbery 21.2 10/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowbridge Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 16th 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 Cowbridge Lane (IG11 8LQ) in the last 12 months was 521.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 186.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 209.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowbridge Lane (IG11 8LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cowbridge Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barking Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiting Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiting Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiting Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cape Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cape Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cape Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cape Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harts Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barking Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barking Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barking Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barking Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Barking Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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