Crime in Barking and Dagenham
Recorded crime in Barking and Dagenham is 1.2 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 2%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
232,747 residents in 115 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 8.7/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- +2%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 2% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Barking and Dagenham, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.2× the England and Wales average. 82 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 49% of the harm here
- Robbery: 19% of the harm here
- Burglary: 13% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 23 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 3.4 |
| Burglary | 5.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 29.5 |
| Drugs | 5.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.6 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 8.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 2.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 10.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.0 |
| Public order | 5.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 |
| Shoplifting | 4.1 |
What crimes are recorded in Barking and Dagenham
84.2 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Barking and Dagenham in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 19,860. Home Office recorded crime: 19,599 (1% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 1,049 | 4.5 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 703 | 3.0 | Down 22% |
| Vehicle tampering | 217 | 0.93 | Down 2% |
| Vandalism to homes | 292 | 1.3 | Down 12% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 90 | 0.39 | Down 6% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 366 | 1.6 | Up 11% |
| Arson | 86 | 0.37 | Up 19% |
| Burglary of homes | 466 | 2.0 | Down 5% |
| Burglary of businesses | 258 | 1.1 | Down 9% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 57 | 0.24 | Up 24% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 128 | 0.55 | Up 78% |
| Robbery of people | 680 | 2.9 | Down 3% |
| Robbery of businesses | 195 | 0.84 | Up 24% |
| Violence with injury | 1,837 | 7.9 | Up 4% |
| Violence without injury | 3,595 | 15.4 | Up 6% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,893 | 8.1 | Up 18% |
| Sexual offences | 729 | 3.1 | Up 11% |
| Shoplifting | 909 | 3.9 | Down 43% |
| Bicycle theft | 121 | 0.52 | Up 20% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 650 | 2.8 | Down 18% |
| Drug dealing | 460 | 2.0 | Up 5% |
| Drug possession | 1,087 | 4.7 | Up 44% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,775 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Barking and Dagenham.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Policing under the elected mayor: Sadiq Khan (Metropolitan Police) →
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Barking and Dagenham, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 7,753 | 7% | 6% | 64% | 16% | 8% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2,105 | 1% | 0% | 6% | 91% | 3% |
| Other theft | 1,584 | 1% | 1% | 18% | 77% | 4% |
| Drugs | 1,491 | 11% | 39% | 41% | 3% | 5% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 1,359 | 5% | 3% | 32% | 57% | 3% |
| Public order | 1,240 | 7% | 2% | 52% | 31% | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 1,232 | 7% | 4% | 17% | 68% | 4% |
| Burglary | 905 | 5% | 0% | 17% | 76% | 3% |
| Robbery | 903 | 4% | 0% | 31% | 56% | 8% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 754 | 1% | 0% | 15% | 78% | 7% |
| Other crime | 350 | 6% | 2% | 48% | 23% | 20% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 124 | 35% | 4% | 44% | 10% | 7% |
| Bicycle theft | 123 | 1% | 1% | 8% | 87% | 3% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Barking and Dagenham, 2023 to 2025: 464 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 58 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 4 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
2.0 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 12% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions about crime in Barking and Dagenham
- Is Barking and Dagenham a safe place to live?
- Barking and Dagenham scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Barking and Dagenham?
- Up 2% over 5 years, from 19,304 recorded crimes a year to 19,595.
- What is the most common crime in Barking and Dagenham?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 29 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Barking and Dagenham?
- In Barking and Dagenham, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 42% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Barking and Dagenham?
- Of 905 burglaries reported in Barking and Dagenham between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 76% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Barking and Dagenham?
- In Barking and Dagenham, the police recorded 1,049 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 4.5 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Barking and Dagenham?
- 748 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Barking and Dagenham in 2025/26, 3.2 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Barking and Dagenham last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Barking and Dagenham in 2025/26, against 3 the year before.