Postcode · Dagenham
Crime in RM8 3JD
How much crime is recorded in RM8 3JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree Heath
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,958 (2024)
How safe is RM8 3JD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM8 3JD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 3JDNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Burglary7.19.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.