Crime Rate in Chadwell Heath, ward

Chadwell Heath has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 1485th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 275th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chadwell Heath in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Barking and Dagenham district average (111.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chadwell Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 507 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 636 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chadwell Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.