Crime Rates at Messina Way, Dagenham, RM9 6FF

Messina Way area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Barking Riverside , and the 3rd 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 Messina Way (RM9 6FF) in the last 12 months was 826.1 per 1,000 residents and was 429.3% higher than the Barking Riverside average (156.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -29.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 190 (≈ 243.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Messina Way (RM9 6FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathway (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.