Crime Rates at Somerby Road, Barking, IG11 9XH

Somerby Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eastbury , and the 128th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerby Road (IG11 9XH) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% higher than the Eastbury average (84.2 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerby Road (IG11 9XH), the main crime hotspot is near Station Parade. Police recorded 407 crimes here, including 189 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.