Total Crime Rate

160.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 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 160.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lake Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 99th highest crime rate of 512 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 Lake Road (RM6 5BP) in the last 12 months was 160.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% higher than the Chadwell Heath average (111.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Road (RM6 5BP), the main crime hotspot is near Sheepcotes Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Crabtree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bardfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhayes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Padnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhayes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherds Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhayes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longhayes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arneways Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havering Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longhayes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodrush Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arneways Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheepcotes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavalier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavalier Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rathore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rathore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rathore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longhayes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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