Total Crime Rate

294.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 294.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.8 10/10
  • Drugs 36.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Robbery 19.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
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 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 30th 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 Goresbrook Road (RM9 6YH) in the last 12 months was 294.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goresbrook Road (RM9 6YH), 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 Baden Powell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Blossom Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blossom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsebridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Morrison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elstow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baden Powell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baden Powell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Treswell Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Cook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Ryan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richard Ryan Place
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Ryan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richard Ryan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cook Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Kinggett Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cook Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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