Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coote Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 111th 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 Coote Road (RM8 3EA) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coote Road (RM8 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morris Road, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homestead Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Five Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Five Elms Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oglethorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oglethorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Five Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Motts Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Five Elms Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Motts Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thompson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Weylond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weylond Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Halbutt Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Halbutt Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halbutt Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halbutt Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halbutt Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halbutt Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halbutt Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Motts Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halbutt Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brittain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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