Crime Rates at Waldegrave Road, Dagenham, RM8 2QB

Waldegrave Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Becontree , and the 134th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waldegrave Road (RM8 2QB) in the last 12 months was 136.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waldegrave Road (RM8 2QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Way, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.