Total Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Gardens area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 512 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 Melbourne Gardens (RM6 6TA) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Chadwell Heath average (111.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Gardens (RM6 6TA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thatches Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geneva Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henley Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pemberton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pemberton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thatches Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Melbourne Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheepcotes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Portland Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yew Tree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yew Tree Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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