Total Crime Rate
101.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goresbrook Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 191st highest 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 Goresbrook Road (RM9 6XR) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 155.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goresbrook Road (RM9 6XR), the main crime hotspot is near Cook Road. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Kinggett Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elstow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richard Ryan Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Morrison Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cook Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richard Ryan Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richard Ryan Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsebridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Ryan Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Treswell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baden Powell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baden Powell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baden Powell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Kinggett Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cook Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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