Total Crime Rate

73.7 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 73.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chittys Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Becontree , and the 226th 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 Chittys Lane (RM8 3RT) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Becontree average (87.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chittys Lane (RM8 3RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnside, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Square (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chittys Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Burnside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burnside Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Burnside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chitty'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winding Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chitty'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chitty'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peacock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Knight Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Becontree Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Valence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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