Postcode sector · Dagenham

Crime in RM9 6

How much crime is recorded in RM9 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Barking and Dagenham
Region: London
Population: 28,263 (2024)

RM9 6Postcode sector · Dagenham

Crime

How safe is RM9 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM9 6, 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

45.6

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67

By type

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 6National

Violence and sexual offences29.223.6

Anti-social behaviour17.110.7

Burglary16.89.1

Vehicle crime9.53.5

Shoplifting6.38.4

Other theft5.44.5

Public order4.74.6

Criminal damage and arson4.24.7

Drugs3.72.4

Robbery3.01.4

Theft from the person1.72.1

Other crime1.41.5

Bicycle theft0.91.0

Possession of weapons0.60.9

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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