Crime Rates at Southwold Drive, Barking, IG11 9AT

Southwold Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longbridge , and the 75th 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 Southwold Drive (IG11 9AT) in the last 12 months was 197.4 per 1,000 residents and was 115.4% higher than the Longbridge average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwold Drive (IG11 9AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hepworth Gardens, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradfield Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.