Crime Rates at The Drive, Barking, IG11 9JB

The Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Longbridge , and the 230th highest crime rate of 521 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 The Drive (IG11 9JB) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (IG11 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Lambourne Gardens. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.