Total Crime Rate

215.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 215.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Claridge 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.

Crime Over Time in Claridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spring Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sparks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Valence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Freshwater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peters Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Peters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kemp Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sparks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sparks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bonham Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bonham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Day Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Day Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Day Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Day Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cories Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lymington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lymington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparks Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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