Total Crime Rate
236.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chelmer Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 49th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chelmer Crescent (IG11 0PY) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher than the Barking Riverside average (155.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelmer Crescent (IG11 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Chelmer Crescent. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dettingen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salamanca Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Job Drain Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouch Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripple Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chelmer Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Job Drain Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelmer Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Estuary Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Estuary Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Estuary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alderman Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Twine Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Salamanca Place | Under investigation |
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