Total Crime Rate
86.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mill Lane 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 Mill Lane (RM6 6RS) 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 Mill Lane (RM6 6RS), 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 Beresford Gardens (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yew Tree Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Whalebone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagle Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashton Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lansbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burchett Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Millbrook Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forsters Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whalebone Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geneva Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Forsters Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geneva Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Adelaide Gardens | Under investigation |
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