Postcode · Dagenham
Crime in RM8 2NU
How much crime is recorded in RM8 2NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree West
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,967 (2024)
RM8 2NUDagenham
How safe is RM8 2NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM8 2NU 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
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 2NUNational
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Burglary9.89.1
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Other theft3.64.5
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.72.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.