Total Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 185th 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 High Road (RM6 6AX) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (RM6 6AX), the main crime hotspot is near Grantham Gardens. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Saville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forsters Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salcombe Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grantham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forsters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainault Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whalebone Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sylvan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sylvan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Crow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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