Postcode · Dagenham
Crime in RM8 3YD
How much crime is recorded in RM8 3YD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree North
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,964 (2024)
RM8 3YDDagenham
How safe is RM8 3YD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM8 3YD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 3YDNational
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Burglary17.39.1
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Shoplifting3.18.4
Robbery3.01.4
Drugs2.42.4
Public order2.14.6
Theft from the person1.92.1
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.