Total Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rugby Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eastbury , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rugby Road (RM9 4AP) in the last 12 months was 9.1 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% lower than the Eastbury average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
In the area around Rugby Road (RM9 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Sheppey Gardens. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waterbeach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Billings Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterbeach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sheppey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sheppey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sheppey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowney Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppey Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flamstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sheppey Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rusper Road | Under investigation |
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