Crime Rates at Wakering Road, Barking, IG11 8QB

Wakering Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 8th 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 Wakering Road (IG11 8QB) in the last 12 months was 630.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% higher than the Abbey average (416.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 264.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakering Road (IG11 8QB), the main crime hotspot is near Station Parade. Police recorded 407 crimes here, including 189 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.