Total Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kemmel 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.
View Crime In Eastbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ypres Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Krithia Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Canonsleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Canonsleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonsleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maplestead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Canonsleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reginald Ellingworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ellerton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Surmans Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ypres Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ypres Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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