Crime Rates at Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM8 3NS

Wood Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Lane (RM8 3NS) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (RM8 3NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morris Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oglethorpe Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.