Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ilchester Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eastbury , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ilchester Road (RM8 2YU) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Eastbury average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ilchester Road (RM8 2YU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Academy Way, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornworthy Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highgrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Easebourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dorothy Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neasham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Fitzstephen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highgrove Road | — |
| 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Highgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Harrold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Easebourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hedingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cornworthy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lillechurch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ivinghoe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brewood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Markyate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Markyate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Neasham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Neasham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Neasham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Neasham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Neasham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorothy Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davington Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neasham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Academy Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Constable Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Academy Way | — |
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