Total Crime Rate

236.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 236.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ripple Villas 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 Ripple Villas (IG11 0SR) 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 Ripple Villas (IG11 0SR), the main crime hotspot is near Moore Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ripple Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steel Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Steel Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ypres Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ypres Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripple Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maplestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Ellingworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Steel Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maplestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gallipoli Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reginald Ellingworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maplestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moore Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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