Total Crime Rate

292.9 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 292.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.9 10/10
  • Robbery 33.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 18.8 6/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Rosemary Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 31st 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 Rosemary Gardens (RM8 1AR) in the last 12 months was 292.9 per 1,000 residents and was 172.5% higher than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 154.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 399.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosemary Gardens (RM8 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Anglian Way. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rosemary Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fordyke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Motts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Royal Anglian Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Limbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery The Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Purland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Purland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emerald Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Emerald Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Whalebone Lane South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Lane South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whalebone Lane South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Anglian Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Motts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Motts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordyke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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