Total Crime Rate
89.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oglethorpe Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 236th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oglethorpe Road (RM10 7RX) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 257.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oglethorpe Road (RM10 7RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morris Road, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homestead Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rusholme Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braintree Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morris Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Morris Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Morris Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Morris Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Homestead Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rusholme Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Braintree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Braintree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oglethorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Homestead Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stansgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thompson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Robinson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunbar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunbar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunbar Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rusholme Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rusholme Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oglethorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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