Total Crime Rate
112.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Third Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 171st 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 Third Avenue (RM10 9BD) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower than the Beam average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Third Avenue (RM10 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near East Entrance. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Third Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oval Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East Entrance | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | East Entrance | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | East Entrance | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Entrance | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Entrance | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oval Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oval Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | East Entrance | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East Entrance | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beam Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Second Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cortina Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beam Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cortina Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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