Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Arden Crescent area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 215th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arden Crescent (RM9 6TJ) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arden Crescent (RM9 6TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Street, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tallow Close (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Arden Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malpas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gale Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Urswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lullington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Urswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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