Postcode · Dagenham
Crime in RM8 3HT
How much crime is recorded in RM8 3HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree East
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,903 (2024)
How safe is RM8 3HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM8 3HT 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
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 3HTNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Burglary12.59.1
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.94.6
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.82.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.