Total Crime Rate
78.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stanley Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stanley Avenue (RM8 1JL) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanley Avenue (RM8 1JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fambridge Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raven Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whalebone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Laneside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braithwaite Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laneside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laneside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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