Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Becontree Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 209th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Becontree Avenue (RM8 3HD) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Becontree Avenue (RM8 3HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morris Road, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Becontree Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockdale Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Morris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oglethorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oglethorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Emerald Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emerald Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery The Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homestead Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Danette Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homestead Road
Sep 2025Robbery Danette Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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