Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 86.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Romsey Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romsey Road (RM9 6BB) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Barking Riverside average (156.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romsey Road (RM9 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Cook Road. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romsey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cook Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elstow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Road
Apr 2026Public order Cook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Ryan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Road
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 Polesworth Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Polesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baden Powell Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scrattons Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Dagenham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Elstow Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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