Total Crime Rate

228.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 228.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 55.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Robbery 17.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 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

Amesbury Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Eastbury , and the 56th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amesbury Road (RM9 6AB) in the last 12 months was 228.5 per 1,000 residents and was 184.4% higher than the Eastbury average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amesbury Road (RM9 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Street, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amesbury Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Polesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polesworth Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malpas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malpas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Langley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langley Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Becontree Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Becontree Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Becontree Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becontree Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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