Crime Rate in Barking Riverside, ward

Barking Riverside has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 511th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 120th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barking Riverside in the last 12 months was 160.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher than the Barking and Dagenham district average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barking Riverside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 543 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 10 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 13.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -13.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 703 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barking Riverside ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.