Total Crime Rate

247.1 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 247.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Drugs 47.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Thatches Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 521 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 Thatches Grove (RM6 5LA) in the last 12 months was 247.1 per 1,000 residents and was 129.5% higher than the Chadwell Heath average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 53.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thatches Grove (RM6 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Thatches Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yew Tree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheepcotes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheepcotes Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Sheepcotes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheepcotes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheepcotes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bagleys Spring Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheepcotes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Eastern Avenue West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatch Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Hatch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hatch Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hatch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whalebone Lane North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whalebone Lane North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bagleys Spring Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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