Total Crime Rate

75.5 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 75.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ashton Gardens area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 231st 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 Ashton Gardens (RM6 6RT) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 336.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Gardens (RM6 6RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wadeville Avenue, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grantham Gardens (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ashton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farrance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Whalebone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merten Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Millbrook Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burchett Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grantham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forsters Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forsters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wadeville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whalebone Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wadeville Avenue —
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Data Sources

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