Total Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Speirs Gardens 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 Speirs Gardens (RM8 1EJ) 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 Speirs Gardens (RM8 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joan Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whalebone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grafton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynnett Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Winifred Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ellis Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughn Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Roffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hitherfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ellis Avenue | Under investigation |
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