Total Crime Rate

197.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 197.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Southwold Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longbridge , and the 75th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwold Drive (IG11 9AU) in the last 12 months was 197.4 per 1,000 residents and was 115.4% higher than the Longbridge average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwold Drive (IG11 9AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hepworth Gardens, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradfield Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southwold Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bradfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hepworth Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hepworth Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hepworth Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Hepworth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hepworth Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Hepworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westrow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Westrow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lovelace Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwold Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwold Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hepworth Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hepworth Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradfield Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradfield Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sheringham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheringham Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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