Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dowletts Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 260th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dowletts Road (RM8 1FJ) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowletts Road (RM8 1FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Roffe Gardens. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dowletts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Joan Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joan Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Junction Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patrick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Calvert Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roffe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fullerton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grafton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Winifred Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellis Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughn Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Henson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamberhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jennings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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