Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Rowan Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 168th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowan Way (RM6 5PL) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Way (RM6 5PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gregory Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavalier Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rowan Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bardfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coral Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Uplands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Uplands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Danbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavalier Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavalier Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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