Crime Rates at Whalebone Lane South, Dagenham, RM8 1BJ

Whalebone Lane South area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 114th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whalebone Lane South (RM8 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% higher than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalebone Lane South (RM8 1BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.