Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Temple Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 172nd 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 Temple Avenue (RM8 1LX) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Avenue (RM8 1LX), the main crime hotspot is near The Broadway. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Temple Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fambridge Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Emerald Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fambridge Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fambridge Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Temple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Temple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alan Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terling Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emerald Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gray Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery The Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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