Crime Rate in Chadwell Heath, ward

Chadwell Heath has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 1264th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 255th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chadwell Heath in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Barking and Dagenham district average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chadwell Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 549 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 15.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 685 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chadwell Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.