Total Crime Rate
69.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stanley Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stanley Avenue (RM8 1JH) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanley Avenue (RM8 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Purland Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grosvenor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grosvenor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gray Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limbourne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Limbourne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Temple Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Purland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Temple Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whalebone Lane South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Whalebone Lane South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fambridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fambridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fambridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alan Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crow Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whalebone Lane South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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