Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bentry Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 521 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 Bentry Road (RM8 3PL) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentry Road (RM8 3PL), the main crime hotspot is near Homestead Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bentry Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Calvert Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brittain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brittain Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fordyke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordyke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordyke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamberhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockdale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Winifred Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homestead Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Motts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Motts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brittain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Motts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughn Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grafton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bentry Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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