Crime Rates at Gosfield Road, Dagenham, RM8 1JZ

Gosfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eastbrook & Rush Green , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 521 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 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 373.2 per 1,000 residents and was 373.4% higher than the Eastbrook & Rush Green average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 221.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosfield Road (RM8 1JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradwell Avenue, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gosfield Road (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.