Crime Rates at Porters Avenue, Dagenham, RM9 5YU

Porters Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 521 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 Porters Avenue (RM9 5YU) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Heath average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porters Avenue (RM9 5YU), the main crime hotspot is near Eliot Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.