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Crime in IG11 8

How much crime is recorded in IG11 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Barking and Dagenham
Region
London
Population
30,107 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG11 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG11 8, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
54.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
132
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences36.423.6
Anti-social behaviour27.410.7
Burglary18.69.1
Other theft10.24.5
Drugs9.92.4
Shoplifting9.78.4
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Public order7.34.6
Theft from the person6.92.1
Robbery5.01.4
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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