Crime Rates at Cambridge Road, Barking, IG11 8NZ

Cambridge Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 12th highest crime rate of 512 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 Cambridge Road (IG11 8NZ) in the last 12 months was 598.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% higher than the Abbey average (415.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -14.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 218.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (IG11 8NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 461 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Parade (177 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.