Crime Rate in Heath, ward

Heath has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 1299th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 260th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heath in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower than the Barking and Dagenham district average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 376 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 498 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bradwell Avenue. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.