Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Becontree Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 512 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 Becontree Avenue (RM8 3HU) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Becontree Avenue (RM8 3HU), the main crime hotspot is near Bonham Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Becontree Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitherfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cories Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cories Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henshawe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sparks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sparks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynnett Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Tree Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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