Crime Rate in Village, ward

Village has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 1262nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 254th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Village in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Barking and Dagenham district average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Village’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 482 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 617 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Village ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 341 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.