Crime Rates at Butler Road, Dagenham, RM8 2DT

Butler Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Becontree , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 521 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 Butler Road (RM8 2DT) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butler Road (RM8 2DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 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.