Total Crime Rate
72.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heathway area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heathway (RM10 7SH) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heathway (RM10 7SH), the main crime hotspot is near Oxlow Lane. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Osborne Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Osborne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wayside Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wayside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Connor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oxlow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Robinson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunbar Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgehill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Osborne Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxlow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oxlow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxlow Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oxlow Lane | Under investigation |
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