Crime Rates at Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM9 5ST

Wood Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 203rd highest 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 Wood Lane (RM9 5ST) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (RM9 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.