Total Crime Rate

250.0 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Drugs 40.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Marks Gate Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 41st 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 Marks Gate Cottages (RM6 5QT) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marks Gate Cottages (RM6 5QT), the main crime hotspot is near A1112. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Marks Gate Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1112 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingston Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1112 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1112 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A1112 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A1112 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A1112 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1112 —
Sep 2025Other theft Furze Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furze Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furze Farm Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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