Crime Rates at Merrielands Crescent, Dagenham, RM9 6SJ

Merrielands Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 4th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrielands Crescent (RM9 6SJ) in the last 12 months was 832.5 per 1,000 residents and was 434.0% higher than the Barking Riverside average (155.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 202 (≈ 258.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrielands Crescent (RM9 6SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 256 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathway (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.