Total Crime Rate

61.5 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 61.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Banner Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 173rd 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 Banner Lane (RM8 1EN) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banner Lane (RM8 1EN), the main crime hotspot is near Fordyke Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Banner Lane area

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

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