Crime Rate in Gascoigne, ward

Gascoigne has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 1994th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 328th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gascoigne in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Barking and Dagenham district average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gascoigne’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 370 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 450 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gascoigne ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Fresh Wharf Road. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.