Total Crime Rate
179.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longbridge 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linkway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kilmarnock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crossway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bowes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linkway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fuller Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fuller Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fuller Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fuller Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fuller Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crossway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Linkway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Linkway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A124 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A124 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorothy Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dorothy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lacey Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Fitzstephen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgrove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highgrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Highgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Highgrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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