Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ilchester Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eastbury , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ilchester Road (RM8 2YX) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Eastbury average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilchester Road (RM8 2YX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porters Avenue, where police recorded 49 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.

Crime Over Time in Ilchester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Markyate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Markyate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lillechurch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Harrold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harrold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Easebourne Road
Sep 2025Other crime Porters Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Easebourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cornworthy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1153 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Highgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Highgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highgrove Road
Sep 2025Public order Constable Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dorothy Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dorothy Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery A1153 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornworthy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornworthy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornworthy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Fitzstephen Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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