Postcode · Barking
Crime in IG11 7LU
How much crime is recorded in IG11 7LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barking Central
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,374 (2024)
IG11 7LUBarking
How safe is IG11 7LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 76.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG11 7LU area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
76.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
204
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
IG11 7LUNational
Violence and sexual offences48.723.6
Burglary41.69.1
Anti-social behaviour33.910.7
Other theft20.44.5
Shoplifting19.98.4
Theft from the person17.62.1
Drugs17.22.4
Public order10.84.6
Vehicle crime10.53.5
Robbery6.51.4
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.