Crime Rates at Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM10 7RS

Wood Lane area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eastbrook & Rush Green , and the 19th highest crime rate of 521 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 7RS) in the last 12 months was 494.9 per 1,000 residents and was 527.7% higher than the Eastbrook & Rush Green average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 73.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 123.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (RM10 7RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morris Road, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homestead Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.