Crime Rates at Mayesbrook Road, Dagenham, RM8 2DX

Mayesbrook Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Becontree , and the 46th highest crime rate of 512 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 Mayesbrook Road (RM8 2DX) in the last 12 months was 245.7 per 1,000 residents and was 178.3% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 152.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayesbrook Road (RM8 2DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Way, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radio Lane (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.