Total Crime Rate

256.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 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 256.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bennett Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 42nd 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 Bennett Road (RM6 6ER) in the last 12 months was 256.5 per 1,000 residents and was 131.2% higher than the Chadwell Heath average (111.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 204.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bennett Road (RM6 6ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wadeville Avenue, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burchett Way (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bennett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Burchett Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farrance Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merten Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merten Road —
Apr 2026Public order Wadeville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Saville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forsters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Forsters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadeville Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadeville Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadeville Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadeville Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Wadeville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wadeville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchett Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merten Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tenby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Woodlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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