Crime Rates at Bushgrove Road, Dagenham, RM8 3SP

Bushgrove Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 136th 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 Bushgrove Road (RM8 3SP) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushgrove Road (RM8 3SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bonham Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Becontree Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.