Total Crime Rate
236.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ypres Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 49th highest 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 Ypres Place (RM9 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher than the Barking Riverside average (155.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ypres Place (RM9 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Canonsleigh Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barking Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ellerton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Reginald Ellingworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Surmans Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Canonsleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosedale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosedale Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Steel Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Steel Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ypres Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ypres Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripple Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Ellingworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Steel Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gallipoli Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maplestead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Road | — |
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