Total Crime Rate

225.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 225.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Amesbury Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eastbury , and the 59th highest crime rate of 521 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 225.1 per 1,000 residents and was 167.3% higher than the Eastbury average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 275.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amesbury Road (RM9 6AB), the main crime hotspot is near Gale Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Amesbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gale Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Studley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wix Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langley Crescent
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Gale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thetford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langley Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langley Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malpas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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