Total Crime Rate

89.1 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 89.1 7/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Longbridge , and the 237th 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 The Drive (IG11 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Longbridge average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (IG11 9JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lambourne Gardens. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridgeway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dawson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridgeway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridgeway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridgeway —
Sep 2025Robbery Stephen Jewers Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upney Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lambourne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Edgefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lambourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Odell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Champness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Gardens Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 24 of 24

Data Sources

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