Total Crime Rate
129.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westrow Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Longbridge , and the 139th 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 Westrow Drive (IG11 9BW) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westrow Drive (IG11 9BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hepworth Gardens, where police recorded 55 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Westrow Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westrow Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westrow Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Westrow Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Westrow Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwold Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southwold Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southwold Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwold Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hepworth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hepworth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dereham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westrow Drive | Under investigation |
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