Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gerald Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gerald Road (RM8 1PT) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerald Road (RM8 1PT), 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 Gerald Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ellis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordyke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordyke Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Royal Anglian Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Royal Anglian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Winifred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenterden Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughn Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Purland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosemary Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stockdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosemary Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Purland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stockdale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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