Crime Rates at Gosfield Road, Dagenham, RM8 1DN

Gosfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eastbrook & Rush Green , and the 22nd 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 Gosfield Road (RM8 1DN) in the last 12 months was 397.9 per 1,000 residents and was 406.6% higher than the Eastbrook & Rush Green average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 214.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosfield Road (RM8 1DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradwell Avenue, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.