Total Crime Rate

221.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 221.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 61st highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adelaide Gardens (RM6 6SS) in the last 12 months was 221.6 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Gardens (RM6 6SS), 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yew Tree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hatch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hatch Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hatch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geneva Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Geneva Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue West 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 2025Vehicle crime Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft East Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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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