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Is Barking Riverside safe?

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Indicative score

Normal caution

Based on public recorded crime near Barking Riverside, Barking and Dagenham within 500m.

Incidents

21

Trend

rising

Confidence

High

Crime Summary

Most recent public police data available: May 2026.

12-month trendJune 2025May 2026

May 2026 looks typical for this spot: 21 incidents against a 12-month average of 19.2.

violent crime6
Robbery2
Anti-social behaviour6
Vehicle crime3
Other theft2
Shoplifting2

Area Profile

Visitor-friendly by day, calmer in the evening, and best for stays that do not need West End proximity.

Tourist friendlinessExcellent
Family suitabilityHigh
NightlifeQuiet
Late-night cautionLow

Transport

Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.

Barking Riverside

736m away · Suffragette

Dagenham Dock

1.5km away · c2c

Becontree

1.9km away · District

How to Read This

Designed for travel planning, not certainty.

  • Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
  • Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
  • Up to 12 months of history are averaged with recency decay, so one unusual month does not swing the score.
  • A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
  • Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
  • Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
  • The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.

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