Total Crime Rate

128.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.3 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 128.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gordon Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 148th 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 Gordon Road (RM6 6DB) in the last 12 months was 128.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 71.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (RM6 6DB), the main crime hotspot is near Burchett Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Gardens
Apr 2026Drugs Saville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forsters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Forsters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hainault Gore Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchett Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burchett Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beresford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millbrook Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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