Total Crime Rate

104.2 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 104.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Maplestead Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eastbury , and the 184th 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 Maplestead Road (RM9 4XL) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maplestead Road (RM9 4XL), the main crime hotspot is near Moore Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Maplestead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosedale Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maplestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ypres Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ypres Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maplestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripple Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gallipoli Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorrington Close —
Sep 2025Public order Moore Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maplestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —

Data Sources

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