Total Crime Rate

179.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Longbridge Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Becontree , and the 95th 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 Longbridge Road (RM8 2AA) in the last 12 months was 179.7 per 1,000 residents and was 104.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longbridge Road (RM8 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Fuller Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Longbridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Linkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Kilmarnock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bowes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linkway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fuller Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fuller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fuller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fuller Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fuller Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Linkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A124 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A124 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A124 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A124 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dorothy Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dorothy Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lacey Drive —
Sep 2025Robbery Fitzstephen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A124 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highgrove Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Highgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Highgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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