Crime Rates at Waterside Close, Barking, IG11 9EQ

Waterside Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Becontree , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterside Close (IG11 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Becontree average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Close (IG11 9EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hepworth Gardens, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scholars Way (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.