Total Crime Rate
76.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grafton Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Road (RM8 3EU) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grafton Road (RM8 3EU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charlecote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentry Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simmons Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simmons Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simmons Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valence Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brittain Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brittain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boxoll Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brittain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hitherfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Weylond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hitherfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hitherfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weylond Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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