Crime Rate in Whalebone, ward

Whalebone has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 2489th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 258th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whalebone in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower than the Barking and Dagenham district average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whalebone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 432 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 556 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whalebone ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Wadeville Avenue, with 75 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Royal Anglian Way (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.