Crime Rates at Valence Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 1TS

Valence Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Becontree , and the 117th 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 Valence Avenue (RM8 1TS) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% higher than the Becontree average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valence Avenue (RM8 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Inskip Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.