Total Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

David Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Becontree , and the 170th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around David Road (RM8 1RH) in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% higher than the Becontree average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around David Road (RM8 1RH), the main crime hotspot is near Inskip Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in David Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inskip Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Tree Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitherfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynnett Road —
Apr 2026Public order Sparks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sparks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cories Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cories Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Lymington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inskip Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inskip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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