Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 69.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Wood Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 196th lowest 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 Wood Lane (RM8 3JU) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Wood Lane (RM8 3JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simmons Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weylond Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valence Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elms Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blomville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brittain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weylond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Weylond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weylond Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valence Wood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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