Total Crime Rate
183.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grosvenor Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 88th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grosvenor Road (RM8 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grosvenor Road (RM8 1NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Anglian Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Whalebone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Royal Anglian Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Avenue | 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Broadway | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | James Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | James Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Emerald Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emerald Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royal Anglian Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Laneside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Royal Anglian Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Purland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Whalebone Lane South | Under investigation |
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