Total Crime Rate

74.7 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 74.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Gardens area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 228th 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 Gardens (RM9 6EB) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Barking Riverside average (155.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urswick Gardens (RM9 6EB), 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.

Crime Over Time in Urswick Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thetford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Urswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Urswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lullington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lullington Road Under investigation
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 Amesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Studley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elstow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheldon Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tallow Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brett Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedgemans Way

Data Sources

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