Crime Rate in Northbury, ward

Northbury has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 528th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 125th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Northbury in the last 12 months was 158.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher than the Barking and Dagenham district average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Northbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 611 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 9 cases , up 28.6% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -11.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 831 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Northbury ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bus/Coach Station, with 191 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (75 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.