Crime Rates at Marston Avenue, Dagenham, RM10 7LJ

Marston Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 131st highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marston Avenue (RM10 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marston Avenue (RM10 7LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oglethorpe Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.