Total Crime Rate
79.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grafton Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 235th 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 Grafton Road (RM8 3QA) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grafton Road (RM8 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fordyke Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockdale Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Valence| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordyke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brittain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordyke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Winifred Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughn Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grafton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockdale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stockdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stockdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stockdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blomville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brittain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stockdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brittain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hitherfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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