Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rugby Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eastbury , 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 Rugby Road (RM9 4AH) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Eastbury average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rugby Road (RM9 4AH), the main crime hotspot is near Gale Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sheppey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sheppey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sheppey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waterbeach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterbeach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Gale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gale Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sheppey Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rusper Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wykeham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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