Total Crime Rate

227.0 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 227.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 86.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lilac Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eastbrook & Rush Green , and the 58th 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 Lilac Gardens (RM7 0RJ) in the last 12 months was 227.0 per 1,000 residents and was 188.0% higher than the Eastbrook & Rush Green average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Gardens (RM7 0RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lilac Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philip Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lilac Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Philip Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dagenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Other theft Harveys Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lincoln Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Laurel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Philip Avenue

Data Sources

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