Crime Rates at Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM9 5ST

Wood Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 512 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 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Heath average (108.8 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 Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (RM9 5ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Simmons Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.