Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 80.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nicholas Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 512 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 Nicholas Road (RM8 3EH) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholas Road (RM8 3EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morris Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homestead Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weylond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weylond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Danette Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Motts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Motts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Homestead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weylond Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Nicholas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nicholas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholas Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholas Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stockdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stockdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blomville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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