Crime Rates at Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM10 7RP

Wood Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eastbrook & Rush Green , and the 26th 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 Wood Lane (RM10 7RP) in the last 12 months was 347.9 per 1,000 residents and was 343.0% higher than the Eastbrook & Rush Green average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 134.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (RM10 7RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morris Road, 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.