Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dovehouse Mead area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey , and the 212th highest crime rate of 512 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 Dovehouse Mead (IG11 7DS) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% lower than the Abbey average (415.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovehouse Mead (IG11 7DS), the main crime hotspot is near St Ann'S. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dovehouse Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ann'S —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shaftesburys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Net Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Net Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Net Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Net Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margarets —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Net Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Shaftesburys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ketch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Shaftesburys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ann'S —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ann'S —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ann'S —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gascoigne Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gascoigne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gascoigne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mizzen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ketch Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ketch Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Shaftesburys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Net Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovehouse Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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