Total Crime Rate
102.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eliot Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 187th highest 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 Eliot Road (RM9 5XT) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eliot Road (RM9 5XT), the main crime hotspot is near Hobart Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hobart Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bushgrove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bushgrove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durell Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hobart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haskard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haskard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Agnes Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Agnes Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hewett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eliot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eliot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushgrove Road | Under investigation |
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