Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Joyners Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Joyners Close (RM9 5AL) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joyners Close (RM9 5AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northfield Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Joyners Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Joyners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halbutt Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Five Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Five Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Weylond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weylond Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halbutt Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halbutt Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Halbutt Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halbutt Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halbutt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halbutt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxoll Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thompson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Osborne Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halbutt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weston Green
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weston Green

Data Sources

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