Postcode sector · Dagenham
Crime in RM9 9
How much crime is recorded in RM9 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Population
- 4,121 (2024)
How safe is RM9 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM9 9, 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
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Burglary7.39.1
Drugs6.82.4
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order3.14.6
Theft from the person2.12.1
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.