Total Crime Rate

152.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 152.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whalebone Lane South area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 114th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whalebone Lane South (RM8 1AD) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% higher than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalebone Lane South (RM8 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whalebone Lane South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Purland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery James Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Broadway Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Homestead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenterden Road —
Apr 2026Public order Stockdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stockdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Purland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosemary Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosemary Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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