Crime Rates at Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1DR

Wood Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eastbrook & Rush Green , and the 48th 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 Wood Lane (RM8 1DR) in the last 12 months was 241.0 per 1,000 residents and was 206.8% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (RM8 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gosfield Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.