Postcode · Dagenham
Crime in RM8 2XP
How much crime is recorded in RM8 2XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree West
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,747 (2024)
RM8 2XPDagenham
How safe is RM8 2XP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM8 2XP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 2XPNational
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary9.99.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.