Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Urswick Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Urswick Road (RM9 6DU) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Barking Riverside average (155.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urswick Road (RM9 6DU), the main crime hotspot is near Tallow Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Urswick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgemans Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tallow Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheldon Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elstow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lullington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Urswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgemans Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Urswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thetford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richard Ryan Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Ryan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Ryan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richard Ryan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Studley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedgemans Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedgemans Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brett Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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