Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oxlow Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 197th 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 Oxlow Lane (RM9 5XD) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxlow Lane (RM9 5XD), the main crime hotspot is near Oxlow Lane. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oxlow Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halbutt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thompson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Gardens
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Joyners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halbutt Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Osborne Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halbutt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halbutt Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halbutt Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halbutt Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Halbutt Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oxlow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxlow Lane
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Halbutt Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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