Crime Rate in Longbridge, ward

Longbridge has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 2104th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 326th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Longbridge in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Barking and Dagenham district average (111.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Longbridge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 343 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 77.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -26.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 463 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Longbridge ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.