Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Academy Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Becontree , and the 181st highest crime rate of 512 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 Academy Way (RM8 2FG) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Academy Way (RM8 2FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Academy Way, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scholars Way (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Academy Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholars Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hedingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hedingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Earls Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Academy Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholars Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scholars Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Scholars Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scholars Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hedingham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scholars Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chancellor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancellor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campus Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Academy Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Academy Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Academy Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Academy Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Academy Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hedingham Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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