Postcode · Dagenham
Crime in RM9 5NL
How much crime is recorded in RM9 5NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree East
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,990 (2024)
RM9 5NLDagenham
How safe is RM9 5NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM9 5NL 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
44.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 5NLNational
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Burglary12.69.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order4.64.6
Robbery4.61.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.54.5
Theft from the person2.32.1
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.