Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 116.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Somerville Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chadwell , and the 185th highest crime rate of 745 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 Somerville Road (RM6 5AX) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% lower than the Chadwell average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerville Road (RM6 5AX), the main crime hotspot is near Rathore Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rathore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fields Park Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brian Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadwell Heath Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadwell Heath Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwell Heath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ongar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rathore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rathore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbush Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbush Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Donald Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadwell Heath Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunmow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tendring Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bede Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tendring Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Randolph Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Jarrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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