Community Safety

Fear of Crime

You have a 97.1% chance of not being a victim of a Violent Crime in Barking and Dagenham
You have a 99.4% chance of not being a victim of a Street Crime in Barking and Dagenham
You have a 98.1% chance of not being a victim of a Vehicle Crime in Barking and Dagenham
You have a 99.9% chance of not being a victim of a Sexual Offence in Barking and Dagenham
You have a 98.3% chance of your house not being Burgled in Barking and Dagenham

*based on April 2004 to March 2005 victim and crime data provided by the Metropolitan Police.

Just as important as tackling crime itself is taking measures to ensure that people feel safe on the street and in their homes. We want to make Barking and Dagenham safer in ways that meet the needs and concerns of all sections of the community; in order to achieve this we will work with our partners to reduce crime and the fear of crime.

Even though the chances of a resident becoming a victim of a crime is very low, residents are asked not to become complacent and should always look at ways of making sure precautions are taken! Please visit our crime prevention pages for extra advice on how to remain safe.

What Barking and Dagenham is doing

Following the Audit of Crime, Disorder and Drugs a Borough wide consultation took place that fed into the Crime, Disorder and Drugs Strategy, which was published in March 2005.

The Fear of Crime Group, which is made up of representatives from all the partner agencies from the Community Safety Strategic Partnership was created. The group is tasked to meet the targets set in the strategy to reduce the fear of crime across the borough.

The Chair of the group and a senior police officer member of the group are also members of the Home Office's Fear of Crime Forum.

With match funding from the Metropolitan Police and the groups own funding recent initiatives have included.

Bus advertising campaign. The campaign centred on the fact that the audit has shown that Barking and Dagenham is the 17th safest London borough
Larger signs warning of the presence of CCTV. These signs have been erected on all approaches to Barking town centre to cover whatever means of transport are used to arrive in the area i.e. bus, rail, tube, car, bus or on foot

For more information on the work of the Fear of Crime Group in Barking and Dagenham please contact Mavis Harris.

Contact

Community Safety Team

Community Safety and Preventative Services

Roycraft House

15 Linton Road

Barking

IG11 8HE

Supported by Barking and Dagenham Direct:

Tel: 020 8215 3009

Fax: 020 8227 5184

Textphone: 020 8227 5755

Email: 3000direct@lbbd.gov.uk|

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8am - 8pm.