Total Crime Rate
158.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heathway 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 Heathway (RM10 9PL) 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 Heathway (RM10 9PL), 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.
View Crime In Beam| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bluebird Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Armstead Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Armstead Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lower Broad Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Broad Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Combes Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nutbrowne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Combes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ron Todd Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | D'Arcy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morgan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morgan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Morgan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baddow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comyns Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comyns Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bluebird Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Armstead Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nutbrowne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broad Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heathway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heathway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Heathway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Heathway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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