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

Langley Crescent 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 Langley Crescent (RM9 6TA) 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 Langley Crescent (RM9 6TA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langley Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goresbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goresbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langley Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langley Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langley Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thetford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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