Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Barking and Dagenham
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.65 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.65 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Barking and Dagenham
Crime trends · Barking and Dagenham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
450
YoY stable
ASB
215
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
135
YoY stable
Burglary
53
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
79
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving
1,282
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Barking and Dagenham
Ethnicity
Total residents: 218,720
White Brit.30.9%
African16.0%
Other White13.0%
Bangladeshi10.2%
Pakistani7.2%
+ 8 other groups · 22.6%
Religion
Total residents: 218,725
Christian45.4%
Muslim24.4%
No religion18.8%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu3.0%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 218,721
35–4923.1%
50–6415.4%
25–3415.2%
10–159.8%
5–98.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Total households: 73,889
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.5%
