Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Martin Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Becontree , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

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 Martin Road (RM8 2XB) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Becontree average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martin Road (RM8 2XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bushgrove Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eliot Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Martin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groveway —
Apr 2026Robbery Bushgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groveway —
Apr 2026Other theft Eliot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eliot Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Eliot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eliot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eliot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Linkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Haskard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bushgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haskard Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hewett Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hewett Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hewett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hewett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Groveway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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