Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 157.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 93.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hedgemans Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Eastbury , and the 105th highest 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 Hedgemans Road (RM9 6DR) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% higher than the Eastbury average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedgemans Road (RM9 6DR), 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 Hedgemans Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polesworth Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malpas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malpas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gale Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tallow Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langley Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Amesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tallow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tallow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tallow Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tallow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Polesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Becontree Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becontree Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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