Crime Rates at Lichfield Road, Dagenham, RM8 2AX

Lichfield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Becontree , and the 115th 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 Lichfield Road (RM8 2AX) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (RM8 2AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Way, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radio Lane (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.