Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Osborne Square area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Alibon , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Square (RM9 5BE) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Alibon average (106.8 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Square (RM9 5BE), the main crime hotspot is near Northfield Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Osborne Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Singleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Osborne Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnmead Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fanshawe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Joyners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harris Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monmouth Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Monmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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