Total Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Verney Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 55th 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 Verney Road (RM9 5JJ) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Verney Road (RM9 5JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Page Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beverley Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Page Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Springpond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Verney Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raydons Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parsloes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Georges Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parsloes Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springpond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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