Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gale Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eastbury , and the 211th 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 Gale Street (RM9 4NX) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% higher than the Eastbury average (84.2 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gale Street (RM9 4NX), the main crime hotspot is near Gale Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wykeham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Waterbeach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sheppey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheppey Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rusper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gale Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malpas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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