Total Crime Rate
77.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oval Road North area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 242nd 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 North (RM10 9EX) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oval Road North (RM10 9EX), 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 | Ballards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Morland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Morland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Broad Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baddow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitebarn Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Whitebarn Lane | Under investigation |
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