Total Crime Rate

267.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 267.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Robbery 23.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fordyke Road area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 37th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fordyke Road (RM8 1PD) in the last 12 months was 267.8 per 1,000 residents and was 146.1% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 159.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 165.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordyke Road (RM8 1PD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fordyke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholas Road —
Apr 2026Public order Stockdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenterden Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughn Street —
Apr 2026Public order Royal Anglian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stockdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Motts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Winifred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Royal Anglian Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordyke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordyke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholas Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Motts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Purland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nicholas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nicholas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosemary Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Homestead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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