Total Crime Rate
227.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lilac 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Philip Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lilac Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Philip Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dagenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harveys Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lincoln Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Laurel Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Philip Avenue | — |
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