Postcode · Barking
Crime in IG11 8PL
How much crime is recorded in IG11 8PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barking Central
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,080 (2024)
IG11 8PLBarking
How safe is IG11 8PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 62.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG11 8PL 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
62.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
149
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 8PLNational
Violence and sexual offences48.623.6
Anti-social behaviour32.110.7
Burglary13.19.1
Public order12.84.6
Theft from the person12.52.1
Other theft12.14.5
Drugs9.32.4
Robbery5.61.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime1.51.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.