Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle 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

Milner Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Becontree , and the 218th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milner Road (RM8 2PX) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% higher than the Becontree average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milner Road (RM8 2PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenside, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Milner Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milner Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milner Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Greenside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waldegrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunkeld Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Knight Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stevens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stevens Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winterbourne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Way —

Data Sources

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