Total Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 91.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Melford Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longbridge , and the 229th 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 Melford Avenue (IG11 9HT) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher than the Longbridge average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melford Avenue (IG11 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halsham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ventnor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longbridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longbridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longbridge Road —
Apr 2026Public order Longbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Odell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockdish Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockdish Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ventnor Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upney Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ventnor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ventnor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ventnor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ventnor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyndhurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyndhurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beccles Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beccles Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stratton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stratton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Levett Road —
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Data Sources

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