Total Crime Rate
70.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waters Gardens area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Alibon , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 512 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 Waters Gardens (RM10 8PA) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Alibon average (112.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waters Gardens (RM10 8PA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Alibon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A1240 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sterry Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sterry Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Reede Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Reede Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reede Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Marks Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parsloes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parsloes Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alibon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alibon Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parsloes Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parsloes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parsloes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsloes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsloes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsloes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vineries Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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