Total Crime Rate
63.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kenneth Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kenneth Road (RM6 6LP) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Chadwell Heath average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kenneth Road (RM6 6LP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Freshwater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Chad'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Japan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Japan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Japan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Japan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Back Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eric Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Chad'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Junction Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagle Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Japan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Back Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farrance Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merten Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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