Crime Rates at Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM9 5TD

Wood Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Lane (RM9 5TD) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Heath average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (RM9 5TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.