Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dowletts Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 175th 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 Dowletts Road (RM8 1FJ) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowletts Road (RM8 1FJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dowletts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ellis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Winifred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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