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Dagenham Central

Middle area

South east Barking and Dagenham. 10,157 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 4% of people in Dagenham Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£375,000
Joint 2,229th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,865
1,257th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
4%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Dagenham Central

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dagenham Central at a rate of 121.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 102.3 per 1,000 people across Barking and Dagenham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences493
Anti-social behaviour202
Other crime154
Vehicle crime110
Robbery65
Criminal damage and arson51
Drug offences47
Theft from the person44
Burglary42
Shoplifting27

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Dagenham Central compares

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Median sale price22 middle areas, Barking and Dagenham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Barking and Dagenham22 areas from £230,000 to £532,000. The middle area is £378,875. Dagenham Central is £375,000.
£375,000joint 9th cheapest
Population22 middle areas, Barking and Dagenham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Barking and Dagenham22 areas from 6,640 to 14,055. The middle area is 9,608. Dagenham Central is 9,865.
9,86510th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 middle areas, Barking and Dagenham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Barking and Dagenham22 areas from 0.0% to 75.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Dagenham Central is 4.0%.
4%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, Barking and Dagenham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Barking and Dagenham22 areas from 81.5% to 99.6%. The middle area is 96.9%. Dagenham Central is 97.4%.
97.4%8th highest

Is Dagenham Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dagenham Central at a rate of 121.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 102.3 per 1,000 people across Barking and Dagenham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 101 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dagenham Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (493), anti-social behaviour (202) and other crime (154).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Barking and Dagenham

These figures are published for the whole of Barking and Dagenham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Barking and Dagenham and not Dagenham Central alone. See Barking and Dagenham

Average house price
£375,604
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,467
173rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.8×
Joint 59th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.3
Joint 37th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Dagenham Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Dagenham Central was £375,000 in 2025.

Dagenham Central had 9,865 usual residents at the census.

About 4% of people in Dagenham Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Dagenham Central, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.