Crime Rate in Whalebone, ward

Whalebone has the 7th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 2522nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 262nd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whalebone in the last 12 months was 83.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Barking and Dagenham district average (111.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whalebone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 416 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -26.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 556 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whalebone ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 70 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Royal Anglian Way (31 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.