Crime Rate in Becontree, ward

Becontree has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Barking and Dagenham district and the 2156th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 297th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Becontree in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Barking and Dagenham district average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Becontree’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 356 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -26.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 435 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Becontree ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Radio Lane. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.