Total Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hunters Square area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Alibon , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hunters Square (RM10 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% lower than the Alibon average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hunters Square (RM10 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Oxlow Lane. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oxlow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Robinson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glencoe Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oxlow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oxlow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxlow Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Edgehill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edgehill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oxlow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glencoe Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastfield Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alibon Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Powell Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oxlow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Oxlow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Naseby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oxlow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedgemoor Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Oxlow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyne Road | Under investigation |
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