Postcode · Dagenham
Crime in RM8 2FA
How much crime is recorded in RM8 2FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree West
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,663 (2024)
RM8 2FADagenham
How safe is RM8 2FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM8 2FA 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 2FANational
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Burglary16.79.1
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Public order6.34.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other theft3.74.5
Theft from the person3.52.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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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.