Total Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 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 21.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Bentry Close area has the lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 21st 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 Bentry Close (RM8 3PB) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentry Close (RM8 3PB), the main crime hotspot is near Fordyke Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bentry Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area 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 2026Other theft Brittain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordyke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordyke Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitherfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Valence Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valence Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Winifred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valence Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Tree Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blomville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Gardens —
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Data Sources

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