Crime Rates at Ripple Road, Barking, IG11 9RB

Ripple Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey , and the 71st 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 Ripple Road (IG11 9RB) in the last 12 months was 208.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Abbey average (416.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ripple Road (IG11 9RB), the main crime hotspot is near John Burns Drive. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.