Crime Rates at Urswick Road, Dagenham, RM9 6ED

Urswick Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Urswick Road (RM9 6ED) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Barking Riverside average (156.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urswick Road (RM9 6ED), 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.