Total Crime Rate
215.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Claridge Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Becontree , and the 66th highest crime rate of 521 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 Claridge Road (RM8 1TT) in the last 12 months was 215.5 per 1,000 residents and was 145.5% higher than the Becontree average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claridge Road (RM8 1TT), the main crime hotspot is near Inskip Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spring Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemp Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sparks Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Valence Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Freshwater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peters Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peters Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kemp Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sparks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sparks Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bonham Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bonham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baron Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Day Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Day Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Day Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Day Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cories Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lymington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lymington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sparks Close | Under investigation |
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