Total Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.9 4/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Ottawa Gardens area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Village , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ottawa Gardens (RM10 9YB) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Village average (108.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 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 Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ottawa Gardens (RM10 9YB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beamway, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leys Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ottawa Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Pond Lees Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canberra Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Durban Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pond Lees Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Durban Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chantress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Canberra Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beamway
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beamway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birdbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beamway Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Beamway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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