Crime Rate in Beam, ward

Beam has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 1053rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 212th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Beam in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher than the Barking and Dagenham district average (111.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Beam’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 385 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -35.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 471 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Beam ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Heathway. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.