Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 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 71.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grantham Gardens area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grantham Gardens (RM6 6HH) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grantham Gardens (RM6 6HH), 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 Grantham Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchett Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millbrook Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forsters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Forsters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burchett Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wadeville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wadeville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wadeville Avenue 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 2026Drugs Saville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merten Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limbourne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salcombe Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limbourne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merten Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merten Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Limbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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