Postcode · Dagenham
Crime in RM8 2QX
How much crime is recorded in RM8 2QX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree North
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,225 (2024)
How safe is RM8 2QX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM8 2QX area, broadly in line with 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 2QXNational
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Burglary11.19.1
Other theft5.14.5
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order1.64.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.