Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whalebone Lane North area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 245th highest 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 Whalebone Lane North (RM6 6RB) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower than the Chadwell Heath average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalebone Lane North (RM6 6RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yew Tree Gardens, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatch Grove (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Whalebone Lane North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yew Tree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whalebone Lane North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Eastern Avenue West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatch Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Hatch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hatch Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hatch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bagleys Spring Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bagleys Spring Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Whalebone Lane North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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