Total Crime Rate
170.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bonham Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bonham Road (RM8 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 170.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bonham Road (RM8 3BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bonham Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Becontree Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bushgrove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Becontree Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Agnes Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Agnes Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Valence Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bonham Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bonham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Margery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henshawe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bushgrove Road | — |
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