Total Crime Rate
484.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
171.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitebarn Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 16th highest crime rate of 512 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 Whitebarn Lane (RM10 9LR) in the last 12 months was 484.8 per 1,000 residents and was 264.6% higher than the Beam average (133.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -7.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 171.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitebarn Lane (RM10 9LR), the main crime hotspot is near Crosby Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beam| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | South Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitebarn Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | School Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | School Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitebarn Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Review Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Review Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Link Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crosby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crosby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crosby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crosby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crosby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Review Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Review Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Review Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitebarn Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Review Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | North Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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