Total Crime Rate

477.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 477.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 117.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.5 7/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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

New Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 20th 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 New Road (RM10 9NH) in the last 12 months was 477.2 per 1,000 residents and was 286.5% higher 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 180.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (RM10 9NH), the main crime hotspot is near Heathway. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in New Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Heathway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Whitebarn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitebarn Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathway —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heathway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heathway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Review Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Review Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Review Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitebarn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morland Road —

Data Sources

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