Total Crime Rate

150.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 150.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Maplestead Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 116th highest crime rate of 512 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 4YB) in the last 12 months was 150.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maplestead Road (RM9 4YB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canonsleigh Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moore Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maplestead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ypres Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ypres Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Surmans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ypres Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reginald Ellingworth Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Moore Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moore Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Canonsleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplestead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Krithia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canonsleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canonsleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canonsleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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