Barking and Dagenham

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Barking and Dagenham.

Population: 214,107
People in Employment: 92,515 (64.8%)
People Inactive: 41,195 (28.9%)
People Unemployed: 9,005 (6.3%)
Number Of Jobs: 53k
Median Salary: £27,963
Mean Salary: £30,006

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Barking and Dagenham. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Barking and Dagenham for 2024

Barking and Dagenhams most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 7,694 crimes and in 2022 there were 7,610 crimes. Which is an increase of 84 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	7,694	575	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	5,053	380	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	3,057	181	Getting Better
Other theft	2,543	160	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,467	123	Getting Better
Drugs	1,470	117	Getting Better
Public order	1,444	105	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,146	77	Getting Better
Robbery	813	70	Getting Better
Burglary	1,124	66	Getting Better
Theft from the person	583	51	Getting Better
Other crime	294	19	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	158	12	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	158	11	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Barking and Dagenham

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Abbey has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Barking and Dagenham, with 3135 crimes and 202 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Whalebone has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Heath	47	8
Eastbury	0	0
Goresbrook	0	0
Abbey	0	0
Alibon	0	0
Barking Riverside	0	0
Beam	0	0
Becontree	0	0
Chadwell Heath	0	0
Eastbrook & Rush Green	0	0
Gascoigne	0	0
Longbridge	0	0
Mayesbrook	0	0
Northbury	0	0
Parsloes	0	0
Thames View	0	0
Valence	0	0
Village	0	0
Whalebone	0	0

Crime map for Barking and Dagenham

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Barking and Dagenham

The average property price in Barking and Dagenham is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Barking and Dagenham is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Barking and Dagenham could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£650,586.57	£452,941.92	£382,277.57	£254,222.59
2022	£644,744.39	£448,741.11	£379,967.65	£248,271.11
2021	£581,966.51	£407,085.91	£345,759.09	£233,999.60
2020	£548,627.45	£386,840.08	£327,348.12	£228,274.03
2019	£543,488.97	£381,714.02	£322,733.59	£229,612.04
2018	£535,377.24	£374,461.52	£317,434.83	£231,043.29
2017	£518,330.63	£363,179.75	£307,777.29	£228,490.15
2016	£489,539.09	£346,714.72	£295,291.84	£213,901.92
2015	£412,554.79	£294,082.49	£252,012.00	£182,139.43
2014	£352,564.66	£252,143.14	£217,154.12	£157,176.49
2013	£302,239.99	£216,456.23	£187,610.40	£136,009.44
2012	£287,895.39	£205,896.24	£178,640.58	£131,034.85
2011	£283,811.99	£201,925.84	£174,660.24	£132,265.47
2010	£283,708.56	£205,080.84	£178,582.28	£133,937.56

Property prices over time for Barking and Dagenham

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Barking and Dagenham

The median salary in Barking and Dagenham is £27,963 and the mean salary in Barking and Dagenham is £30,006.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 53k
Median Salary: £27,963
Annual Percentage Change: 4.8%
Mean Salary: £30,006

Salary comparison between Barking and Dagenham and Outer London

See how Barking and Dagenham compares to the rest of Outer London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Outer London is £38,012 in Richmond upon Thames and the lowest median salary is £27,963 in Barking and Dagenham. Barking and Dagenham ranks 18 out of 19 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Richmond upon Thames	56k	£38,012	4.1%	£59,511	8.1%
Bromley	104k	£37,749	11.0%	£48,929	9.5%
Kingston upon Thames	54k	£37,495	6.7%	£46,327	1.6%
Waltham Forest	81k	£34,785	8.7%	£39,534	7.3%
Greenwich	82k	£34,509	10.9%	£40,999	2.8%
Croydon	119k	£34,226	6.7%	£38,172	3.4%
Hillingdon	88k	£34,149	10.8%	£37,670	8.5%
Bexley	83k	£33,829	15.6%	£41,164	8.6%
Barnet	101k	£32,507	8.4%	£39,511	-3.7%
Harrow	70k	£31,935	3.1%	£37,118	-1.1%
Havering	77k	£31,580	3.2%	£36,257	0.5%
Redbridge	73k	£31,512	0.3%	£36,735	-0.5%
Hounslow	85k	£31,104	15.9%	£37,964	11.3%
Ealing	108k	£30,941	4.3%	£41,949	0.9%
Brent	92k	£30,855	8.8%	£38,719	16.1%
Merton	67k	£30,117	0.8%	£42,922	1.0%
Sutton	64k	£29,836	-0.3%	£35,104	-0.4%
Enfield	86k	£29,499	7.2%	£34,060	4.9%