Crime Rates at Urswick Road, Dagenham, RM9 6ED

Urswick Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 521 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 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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