Abbey, Barking and Dagenham: Safety
Safety
Crime rates in Abbey are higher than both the London and UK averages. The good news is that recorded crime dropped significantly between 2024 and 2025.
In 2024, Abbey recorded 645 crimes per 1,000 people, compared to 209 in London and 92 across the UK. By 2025, that had fallen to 549 per 1,000 — a drop of around 15%. Anti-social behaviour and violent crime make up a large share of incidents, though both fell year on year.
Abbey is a small neighbourhood with a population of under 4,000. This means the per-1,000 rate can look higher here than in larger areas nearby.
Source: police-recorded crime for Abbey ward (Metropolitan Police Service, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Abbey ward: Metropolitan Police Service data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Abbey ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
374.2
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Gascoigne
122
Higher than
Northbury
212.8
Higher than
Eastbury
84.4
Higher than
Wall End
78.7
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Abbey ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences22%24%
- Anti-social behaviour21%21%
- Shoplifting12%8%
- Drugs10%5%
- Theft from the person7%8%
- Other theft6%9%
- Public order5%5%
- Robbery5%3%
- Criminal damage and arson3%5%
- Vehicle crime3%7%
- Burglary2%4%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Other crime1%1%
- Possession of weapons<1%<1%
