Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Aylmer Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 521 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 Aylmer Road (RM8 3LP) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aylmer Road (RM8 3LP), the main crime hotspot is near Hobart Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Aylmer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Valence Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aidan Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agnes Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Agnes Gardens
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hobart Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valence Circus Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Margery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henshawe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Verney Road
Sep 2025Public order Hobart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charlecote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simmons Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simmons Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simmons Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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