Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 123.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gale Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Eastbury , and the 157th highest crime rate of 512 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 Gale Street (RM9 4NU) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% higher than the Eastbury average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gale Street (RM9 4NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Street, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amesbury Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rusper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent
Apr 2026Other theft Rusper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rusper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malpas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malpas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rusper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wykeham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wykeham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becontree Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Becontree Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Becontree Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Becontree Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waterbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheppey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppey Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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