Total Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goresbrook Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 30th 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 Goresbrook Road (RM9 6XU) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goresbrook Road (RM9 6XU), the main crime hotspot is near Cook Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barking Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thetford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Julia Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Kinggett Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elstow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Kinggett Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Studley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Urswick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wix Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Julia Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scrattons Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Julia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richard Ryan Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Morrison Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richard Ryan Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richard Ryan Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Ryan Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Julia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Urswick Road | Under investigation |
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