Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 158.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lower Broad Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 512 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 Lower Broad Street (RM10 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% higher than the Beam average (133.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Broad Street (RM10 9JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Heathway. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Broad Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bluebird Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitebarn Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitebarn Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baddow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heathway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bluebird Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armstead Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armstead Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armstead Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Causton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Causton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Broad Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Close —
Apr 2026Drugs North Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Heathway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heathway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathway —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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