Total Crime Rate

138.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 138.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Langley Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 129th 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 Langley Gardens (RM9 4RR) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% lower than the Barking Riverside average (156.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley Gardens (RM9 4RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Street, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amesbury Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Langley Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Amesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langley Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppey Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppey Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Langley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Becontree Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Becontree Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Becontree Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becontree Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheppey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goresbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Flamstead Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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