Total Crime Rate
102.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oval Road North area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 188th 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 Oval Road North (RM10 9EP) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% lower than the Beam average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oval Road North (RM10 9EP), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beam Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crosby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crosby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crosby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crosby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crosby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oval Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ballards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oval Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oval Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Second Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Entrance | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Third Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beam Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Entrance | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | East Entrance | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgewell Close | — |
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