Postcode · Barking
Crime in IG11 8FL
How much crime is recorded in IG11 8FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barking Central
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,474 (2024)
IG11 8FLBarking
How safe is IG11 8FL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG11 8FL area, 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
46.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 8FLNational
Anti-social behaviour48.810.7
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Other theft8.74.5
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Burglary6.69.1
Drugs5.82.4
Public order4.84.6
Robbery4.31.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Theft from the person1.42.1
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.