Total Crime Rate

598.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 598.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 140.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.5 10/10
  • Drugs 73.9 10/10
  • Public order 63.4 10/10
  • Other theft 52.8 10/10
  • Robbery 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wakering 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 Wakering Road (IG11 8QB) 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 Wakering Road (IG11 8QB), the main crime hotspot is near Station Parade. Police recorded 414 crimes here, including 177 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakering Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/186)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Barking Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barking Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barking Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barking Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barking Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barking Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barking Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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