Crime Rate in Barkingside, ward

Barkingside has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Redbridge district and the 3760th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 109th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barkingside in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Redbridge district average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barkingside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 311 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 16.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 387 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barkingside ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Nightclub, with 105 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Gants Hill (33 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.