Total Crime Rate
92.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodward Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Eastbury , and the 225th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodward Road (RM9 4TA) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodward Road (RM9 4TA), 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 | Possession of weapons | Berengers Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rugby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Canonsleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ellerton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bromhall Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellerton Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rugby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Surmans Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodward Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bromhall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reginald Ellingworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denny Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Denny Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Berengers Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Canonsleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Canonsleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berengers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canonsleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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