What is the crime rate in barking and dagenham?

As of March 2026, barking and dagenham has an annual crime rate of 102.55 per 1,000 residents, based on 2,093 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does barking and dagenham rank nationally for crime?

barking and dagenham ranks #68 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in barking and dagenham?

The most common crime type in barking and dagenham is Violence & Sexual Offences with 670 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 32.0% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

barking and dagenham Crime Intelligence Report

barking and dagenham recorded 2,093 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 9.56 per 1,000 residents. This places barking and dagenham at #68 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 16.1% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 1.6% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

2,093

trending_up +16.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

102.55per 1k

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Top 23% Riskiest UK

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 23 Anti-social behaviour: 10	23
On or near Shopping Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 21 Vehicle crime: 3	21
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12 Shoplifting: 9	12
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 19	19
On or near Supermarket Map	Public order: 9 Vehicle crime: 5 Burglary: 3	9
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 15	15
On or near Police Station Map	Violence and sexual offences: 13	13
On or near Petrol Station Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12	12
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 12	12
On or near Petrol Station Map	Drugs: 9 Criminal damage and arson: 3	9

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

2,093 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

670

32.0%

Anti-social Behaviour

379

18.1%

Vehicle Crime

198

9.5%

Other Theft

143

6.8%

Public Order

133

6.4%

Criminal Damage & Arson

113

5.4%

Drug Offences

110

5.3%

Burglary

3.9%

Robbery

3.6%

Shoplifting

3.5%

Theft from Person

2.9%

Other Crime

1.6%

Weapons Possession

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

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19 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Abbey	188	167.3
2	Northbury	189	134.0
3	Barking Riverside	150	130.7
4	Heath	106	111.1
5	Beam	92	110.8

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Goresbrook	101	6.6
shield	Eastbrook & Rush Green	51	5.9
shield	Becontree	58	5.9
shield	Parsloes	119	7.8
shield	Alibon	75	7.5

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +16.1%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +1.6%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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