Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 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 86.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Urswick Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 256th highest crime rate of 512 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 6EA) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower than the Barking Riverside average (156.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urswick Road (RM9 6EA), the main crime hotspot is near Amesbury Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 42 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheldon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elstow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lullington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tallow Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hedgemans Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hedgemans Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Tallow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tallow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tallow Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Dagenham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tallow Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Elstow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Ryan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elstow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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