Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melford Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Longbridge , and the 244th highest crime rate of 521 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 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melford Avenue (IG11 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Melford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longbridge Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockdish Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stratton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brockdish Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Longbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Odell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Champness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ventnor Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lyndhurst Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridley Close —
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Data Sources

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