Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 21.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kenneth Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 23rd 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 Kenneth Road (RM6 6LL) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenneth Road (RM6 6LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herbert Gardens (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kenneth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lee Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mayfair Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantagenet Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Japan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Japan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Japan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Japan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Japan Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Japan Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Japan Road
Apr 2026Burglary Japan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Japan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herbert Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herbert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Gardens

Data Sources

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