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Crime in RM8 1PH

How much crime is recorded in RM8 1PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Becontree Heath
Council
Barking and Dagenham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,612 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RM8 1PH

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM8 1PH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

RM8 1PHNational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary5.59.1
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.11.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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