Postcode · Dagenham
Crime in RM9 5YN
How much crime is recorded in RM9 5YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree East
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,847 (2024)
RM9 5YNDagenham
How safe is RM9 5YN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM9 5YN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5YNNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Robbery2.81.4
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs1.82.4
Public order1.64.6
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.