Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Beam Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 188th 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 Beam Avenue (RM10 9BS) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% lower than the Beam average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beam Avenue (RM10 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near Crosby Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Beam Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ballards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballards Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballards Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballards Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballards Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballards Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgewell Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Oval Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crosby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crosby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crosby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballards Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beam Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oval Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oval Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beam Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Third Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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