Total Crime Rate

573.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

234.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 573.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 234.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.1 10/10
  • Burglary 52.3 10/10
  • Other theft 46.8 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Robbery 19.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.5 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beam Villas area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam , and the 13th 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 Beam Villas (RM9 6YP) in the last 12 months was 573.0 per 1,000 residents and was 331.0% higher than the Beam average (133.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 234.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beam Villas (RM9 6YP), the main crime hotspot is near East Entrance. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beam Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Entrance Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mardyke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cortina Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cortina Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cortina Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Beam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Entrance Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mardyke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Entrance Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Entrance Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mardyke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary East Entrance Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Entrance Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Entrance Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Entrance Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mardyke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Entrance Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Entrance Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cortina Drive —
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Data Sources

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