Total Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Porters Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 20th 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 Porters Avenue (RM9 5YX) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porters Avenue (RM9 5YX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porters Avenue, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dronfield Gardens (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Porters Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Porters Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hewett Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Bowes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wykeham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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