Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Helmore Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longbridge , and the 248th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Helmore Road (IG11 9PH) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Longbridge average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helmore Road (IG11 9PH), the main crime hotspot is near Lambourne Gardens. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Helmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dawson Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oakley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgeway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgeway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lambourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lambourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakley Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Thornhill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edgefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upney Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beccles Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Odell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beccles Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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