Total Crime Rate

84.7 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 84.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

East Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 253rd 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 East Road (RM6 6XP) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Road (RM6 6XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yew Tree Gardens, where police recorded 26 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.

Crime Over Time in East Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mayfair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geneva Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Geneva Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Gardens Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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