Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Freshwater Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Becontree , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Freshwater Road (RM8 1EH) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Becontree average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ).

In the area around Freshwater Road (RM8 1EH), the main crime hotspot is near Herbert Gardens. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freshwater Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantagenet Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inskip Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inskip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inskip Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lymington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynnett Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herbert Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herbert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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