Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bennetts Castle Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bennetts Castle Lane (RM8 3YL) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bennetts Castle Lane (RM8 3YL), the main crime hotspot is near Bushgrove Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bennetts Castle Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bushgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berryman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groveway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groveway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Groveway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bushgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hewett Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hewett Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hewett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hewett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cotesmore Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotesmore Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Linkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Campden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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