Total Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Adelaide Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 521 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 Adelaide Gardens (RM6 6SR) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Gardens (RM6 6SR), 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 Adelaide Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yew Tree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Geneva Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Geneva Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eastern Avenue West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whalebone Lane North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whalebone Lane North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatch Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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