Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.4 10/10
  • Robbery 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Becontree , and the 172nd 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 College Way (RM8 2FT) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Way (RM8 2FT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in College Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campus Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Academy Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Fellowship Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fellowship Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Campus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campus Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Academy Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campus Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Provost Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Waterside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Academy Way —
Sep 2025Public order Academy Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodmayes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Scholars Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Scholars Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Academy Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Scholars Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Scholars Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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