Postcode · Dagenham
Crime in RM9 5TA
How much crime is recorded in RM9 5TA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree Heath
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,838 (2024)
RM9 5TADagenham
How safe is RM9 5TA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM9 5TA area, above 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
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 5TANational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Burglary6.79.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs2.82.4
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.