Total Crime Rate

340.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 340.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 219.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Drugs 27.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barley Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chadwell , and the 26th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barley Lane (IG3 8XH) in the last 12 months was 340.4 per 1,000 residents and was 200.4% higher than the Chadwell average (113.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 228.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 194.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barley Lane (IG3 8XH), the main crime hotspot is near Medici Close. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barley Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Medici Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arandora Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medici Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Medici Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medici Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medici Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medici Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medici Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medici Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medici Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lexden Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abercorn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Abercorn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arandora Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arandora Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Joydon Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Bexley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bexley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joydon Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abercorn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arandora Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arandora Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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