Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Third Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 34th 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 Third Avenue (RM10 9BA) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ).

In the area around Third Avenue (RM10 9BA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Third Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Review Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ballards Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crosby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Entrance Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Review Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Review Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Review Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Review Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Review Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Entrance Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft East Entrance Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Link Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Beam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary East Entrance Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Entrance Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Entrance Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crosby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crosby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crosby Road —
Apr 2026Other crime New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road North Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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