Crime Rates at Ballards Road, Dagenham, RM10 9AR

Ballards Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 31st highest crime rate of 512 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 9AR) in the last 12 months was 274.9 per 1,000 residents and was 106.7% higher than the Beam average (133.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 125.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballards Road (RM10 9AR), the main crime hotspot is near Crosby Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.