Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Verney Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 231st 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 Verney Road (RM9 5LL) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verney Road (RM9 5LL), the main crime hotspot is near Aylmer Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Verney Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valence Circus
Apr 2026Drugs Valence Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verney Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Verney Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valence Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valence Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Valence Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Verney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valence Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valence Circus
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aylmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aylmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Aylmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxey Gardens
Apr 2026Robbery Verney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aidan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Verney Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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