Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Powell Gardens area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Alibon , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 521 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 Powell Gardens (RM10 8QL) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powell Gardens (RM10 8QL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Powell Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxlow Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxlow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Gardens —
Sep 2025Robbery Edgehill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgehill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Osborne Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxlow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxlow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxlow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunbar Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxlow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Oxlow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Oxlow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oxlow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunbar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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