Crime Rate in Abbey, ward

Abbey has the highest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 39th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 16th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Abbey in the last 12 months was 421.9 per 1,000 residents and was 273.7% higher than the Barking and Dagenham district average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abbey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 586 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 14 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 17.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 859 (≈ 147.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abbey ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 464 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Station Parade (184 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.