Total Crime Rate
228.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Margery Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 56th 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 Margery Road (RM8 3AX) in the last 12 months was 228.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.7% higher than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Margery Road (RM8 3AX), the main crime hotspot is near Walnut Tree Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bonham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walnut Tree Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cories Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henshawe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Margery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Valence Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bonham Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Becontree Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walnut Tree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sparks Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sparks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sparks Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sparks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sparks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sparks Close | Under investigation |
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