Overview of Barking and Dagenham crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Barking and Dagenham ranks 14th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 25140 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Barking and Dagenham has a population of 218869. This equates to a crime rate of 114.86 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 0.16 % compared to previous year. It also puts Barking and Dagenham in 18th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Barking and Dagenham ranks 14th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 25140 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Barking and Dagenham has a population of 218869. This equates to a crime rate of 114.86 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 0.16 % compared to previous year. It also puts Barking and Dagenham in 18th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Barking and Dagenham are Violence and sexual offences (29.4%) Anti-social behaviour (17.5%) Vehicle crime (10.5%) and least common crime types are Other crime (1.0%) Possession of weapons (0.6%) Bicycle theft (0.5%).
There are 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham. Wards with high crime rates are Abbey (Barking and Dagenham) (477.1), Northbury (193.7), Barking Riverside (173.0) . On the other end, safest wards are Becontree (79.0), Longbridge (76.3), Parsloes (74.6) .
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Barking and Dagenham crime incidents by crime type
A total of 25140 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 7398 (29.4)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 4399 (17.5)%
- Vehicle crime – 2630 (10.5)%
- Other theft – 2311 (9.2)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1356 (5.4)%
- Public order – 1342 (5.3)%
- Drugs – 1301 (5.2)%
- Shoplifting – 1236 (4.9)%
- Burglary – 1052 (4.2)%
- Robbery – 861 (3.4)%
- Theft from the person – 703 (2.8)%
- Other crime – 258 (1.0)%
- Possession of weapons – 163 (0.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 130 (0.5)%
How does Barking and Dagenham compare against nearby areas ?
Barking and Dagenham ranks 14th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Barking and Dagenham wards
There are 19 wards within Barking and Dagenham. Abbey (Barking and Dagenham), Northbury, Barking Riverside has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 19 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Barking and Dagenham wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Barking and Dagenham
There are 9 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Barking and Dagenham. Highest crime rates in RM1, IG11, RM9 .
- RM1 – 197.9
- IG11 – 145.5
- RM9 – 108.5
- RM10 – 105.1
- RM8 – 94.9
- RM7 – 94.4
- RM6 – 92.1
- RM5 – 76.7
- RM12 – 63.4
Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham
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