Postcode district · Barking
Crime in IG11
How much crime is recorded in IG11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Population
- 83,530 (2024)
How safe is IG11
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG11, 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
43.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).
IG11National
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Anti-social behaviour20.010.7
Burglary15.19.1
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Shoplifting7.78.4
Other theft7.14.5
Drugs5.62.4
Public order5.04.6
Theft from the person3.72.1
Robbery3.41.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.