Crime Rates at Babington Road, Dagenham, RM8 2XR

Babington Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Becontree , and the 210th 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 Babington Road (RM8 2XR) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babington Road (RM8 2XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porters Avenue, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornworthy Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.