Total Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Second Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Second Avenue (RM10 9DX) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower than the Beam average (123.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Second Avenue (RM10 9DX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East Entrance | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgewell Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Review Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Second 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East Entrance | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beam Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oval Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crosby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crosby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Review Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crosby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oval Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oval Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | East Entrance | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | East Entrance | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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