Crime Rates at Ballards Road, Dagenham, RM10 9AL

Ballards Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 36th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ballards Road (RM10 9AL) in the last 12 months was 267.4 per 1,000 residents and was 116.6% higher than the Beam average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 153.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballards Road (RM10 9AL), the main crime hotspot is near Crosby Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.