Postcode · Dagenham
Crime in RM9 5LS
How much crime is recorded in RM9 5LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree East
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,109 (2024)
RM9 5LSDagenham
How safe is RM9 5LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM9 5LS area, below 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
RM9 5LSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Burglary8.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Public order0.34.6
Other crime0.21.5
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.