Crime Rates at Temple Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 1LL

Temple Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Temple Avenue (RM8 1LL) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Avenue (RM8 1LL), 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.