Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Becontree Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 198th highest 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 Becontree Avenue (RM8 3HL) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ).

In the area around Becontree Avenue (RM8 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morris Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homestead Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Becontree Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Motts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Motts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Danette Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordyke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordyke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenterden Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weylond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Weylond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Motts Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weylond Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blomville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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