Total Crime Rate
92.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dean Path area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Becontree , and the 229th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dean Path (RM8 2FA) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher than the Becontree average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dean Path (RM8 2FA), the main crime hotspot is near Forterie Gardens. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fellowship Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodmayes Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Radley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Radley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodmayes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Forterie Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Forterie Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Abinger Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Abinger Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovelace Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovelace Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waterside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Provost Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campus Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fellowship Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Campus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Campus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandhurst Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campus Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campus Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sandhurst Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandhurst Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandhurst Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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