Postcode · Dagenham
Crime in RM8 1TS
How much crime is recorded in RM8 1TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree North
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,034 (2024)
RM8 1TSDagenham
How safe is RM8 1TS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM8 1TS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 1TSNational
Violence and sexual offences29.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary6.49.1
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Robbery1.51.4
Other theft1.54.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.