Crime Rate in Northbury, ward

Northbury has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 578th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 127th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Northbury in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher than the Barking and Dagenham district average (111.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Northbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 630 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 52.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 848 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Northbury ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.