Total Crime Rate
155.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Palmer Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Goodmayes , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .
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 Palmer Road (RM8 1TD) in the last 12 months was 155.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Goodmayes average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palmer Road (RM8 1TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornshaw Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faulkner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarissa Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mayesford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Belfairs Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mayesford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarissa Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manstead Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Overton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plantagenet Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarissa Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarissa Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarissa Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pavement Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wangey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wangey Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mayesford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Overton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spring Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peters Close | β |
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