Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oval Road South area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 98th 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 Oval Road South (RM10 9DP) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oval Road South (RM10 9DP), 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.

Crime Over Time in Oval Road South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crosby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crosby Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crosby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Review Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Oval Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oval Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oval Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beam Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beam Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Review Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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