Crime Rate in Barking Riverside, ward

Barking Riverside has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 587th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 130th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barking Riverside in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% higher than the Barking and Dagenham district average (111.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barking Riverside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 507 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 11 cases , up 83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -28.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 665 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barking Riverside ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 256 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.