Total Crime Rate

543.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

274.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 543.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 274.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 68.6 10/10
  • Public order 47.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.5 8/10
  • Robbery 44.9 10/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Drugs 36.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
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

Heathway area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Alibon , and the 14th 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 Heathway (RM9 5AF) in the last 12 months was 543.5 per 1,000 residents and was 383.9% higher than the Alibon average (112.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 274.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathway (RM9 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 347 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heathway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parsloes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vineries Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsloes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsloes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsloes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parsloes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parsloes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parsloes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parsloes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parsloes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagenham Heathway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dagenham Heathway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lake Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sterry Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holgate Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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