Total Crime Rate

573.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

234.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 573.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 234.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.1 10/10
  • Burglary 52.3 10/10
  • Other theft 46.8 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Robbery 19.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.5 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 13th highest crime rate of 512 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 New Road (RM9 6YJ) in the last 12 months was 573.0 per 1,000 residents and was 331.0% higher than the Beam average (133.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 234.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (RM9 6YJ), the main crime hotspot is near Crosby Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Review Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Review Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crosby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crosby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crosby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crosby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Review Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Review Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Review Road —
Apr 2026Drugs South Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Review Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Link Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitebarn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Close —
Apr 2026Drugs North Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crosby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitebarn Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitebarn Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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