Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotman Mews area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Becontree , and the 111th lowest 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 Cotman Mews (RM8 2NW) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotman Mews (RM8 2NW), the main crime hotspot is near Cornworthy Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotman Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowry Road —
Apr 2026Public order Amidas Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornworthy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornworthy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornworthy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amidas Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fitzstephen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotman Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotman Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stubbs Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hogarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornworthy Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotesmore Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Cotesmore Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Campden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Markyate Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markyate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easebourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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