Total Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fullerton Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 117th 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 Fullerton Avenue (RM8 1FG) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fullerton Avenue (RM8 1FG), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Anglian Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Whalebone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Anglian Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grafton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royal Anglian Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Royal Anglian Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordyke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordyke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Winifred Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Royal Anglian Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughn Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ellis Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ellis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Roffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Royal Anglian Way | Under investigation |
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