Postcode · Barking
Crime in IG11 8LP
How much crime is recorded in IG11 8LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barking Central
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,805 (2024)
IG11 8LPBarking
How safe is IG11 8LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG11 8LP area, well above 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
57.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
142
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 8LPNational
Violence and sexual offences35.623.6
Anti-social behaviour26.310.7
Burglary16.89.1
Vehicle crime15.33.5
Drugs13.72.4
Other theft12.44.5
Shoplifting10.88.4
Public order9.34.6
Theft from the person5.52.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Robbery3.01.4
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.