Total Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wix Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 173rd 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 Wix Road (RM9 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wix Road (RM9 6BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cook Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wix Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Julia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Julia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scrattons Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Studley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wix Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Julia Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langley Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Julia Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Urswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Urswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thetford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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