Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Western Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Alibon , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Avenue (RM10 8UB) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher than the Alibon average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Avenue (RM10 8UB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Western Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambeys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambeys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dagenham East Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dagenham East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dagenham East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tree Top Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tree Top Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayswood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayswood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayswood Gardens
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yewtree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dewey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shafter Road
Sep 2025Public order Rainham Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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