Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kemmel Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kemmel Road (RM9 4BT) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Barking Riverside average (156.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kemmel Road (RM9 4BT), the main crime hotspot is near Canonsleigh Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kemmel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ypres Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Krithia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Canonsleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canonsleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonsleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplestead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canonsleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reginald Ellingworth Street
Apr 2026Other crime Ellerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Surmans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ypres Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ypres Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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