Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Robbery 17.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Goresbrook 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.

Crime Over Time in Goresbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elstow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richard Ryan Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Morrison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cook Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Ryan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Ryan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsebridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richard Ryan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Treswell Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baden Powell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baden Powell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baden Powell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cook Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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