Total Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 74.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Winding Way area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Becontree , and the 219th 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 Winding Way (RM8 2TB) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winding Way (RM8 2TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haydon Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Winding Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossway
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seabrook Road
Apr 2026Other crime Hynton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haydon Road
Apr 2026Other theft Haydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Haydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berryman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winding Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seabrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Linkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groveway
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Groveway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groveway
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bennett'S Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Campden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Neville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Knight Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winding Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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