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

Ross Avenue 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 Ross Avenue (RM8 1PU) 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 Ross Avenue (RM8 1PU), 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 Ross Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Gardens —
Apr 2026Robbery Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Winifred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordyke Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stockdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stockdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenterden Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordyke Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royal Anglian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Royal Anglian Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Royal Anglian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rosemary Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Purland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Motts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Motts Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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