Crime Rates at Langley Crescent, Dagenham, RM9 4RP

Langley Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 153rd 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 Langley Crescent (RM9 4RP) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower than the Barking Riverside average (155.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley Crescent (RM9 4RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Street, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheppey Gardens (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.