Total Crime Rate

643.8 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 643.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 356.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.8 10/10
  • Public order 58.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 36.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Barley Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chadwell , and the 10th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

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 Barley Lane (RM6 4XU) in the last 12 months was 643.8 per 1,000 residents and was 468.2% higher than the Chadwell average (113.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 424.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barley Lane (RM6 4XU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strouds Close, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bexley Gardens (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Barley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Heath —
Sep 2025Public order Strouds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Heath —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Heathfield Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heathfield Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Strouds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strouds Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Heath —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strouds Close —
Sep 2025Public order Little Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bexley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bexley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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