Total Crime Rate

484.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.1 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 484.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 98.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.4 10/10
  • Other theft 34.2 10/10
  • Burglary 28.5 10/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Robbery 24.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
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 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 16th 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 6YS) in the last 12 months was 484.8 per 1,000 residents and was 264.6% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 171.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (RM9 6YS), the main crime hotspot is near Heathway. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 67 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 (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heathway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Broad Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathway 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 2026Public order Nutbrowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baddow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathway —
Apr 2026Burglary Heathway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nutbrowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heathway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ron Todd Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitebarn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitebarn Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitebarn Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs South Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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