Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Watkins Way area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Becontree , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watkins Way (RM8 1DQ) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Becontree average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ).

In the area around Watkins Way (RM8 1DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lynnett Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roffe Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Watkins Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Freshwater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Day Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joan Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Joan Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grafton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jennings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harding Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Morel Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morel Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morel Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patrick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Day Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Day Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Day Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynnett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughn Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Calvert Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roffe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Henson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fullerton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellis Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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