Crime Rates at Sherwood Gardens, Barking, IG11 9TQ

Sherwood Gardens area has the 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Eastbury , and the 185th 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 Sherwood Gardens (IG11 9TQ) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% higher than the Eastbury average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 404.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Gardens (IG11 9TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Strathfield Gardens. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.