Total Crime Rate
81.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Groveway area has the 26th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Groveway (RM8 3XA) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 239.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Groveway (RM8 3XA), the main crime hotspot is near Bushgrove Road. Police recorded 35 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berryman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A124 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindisfarne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lindisfarne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berryman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bushway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hewett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Groveway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Groveway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Groveway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Groveway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A124 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bushgrove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bowes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farmway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linkway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kilmarnock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linkway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Linkway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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