Becontree West
Middle areaSouth west Barking and Dagenham. 13,211 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Becontree West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Becontree West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Becontree West at a rate of 72.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.3 per 1,000 people across Barking and Dagenham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 376 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 187 |
| Other crime | 129 |
| Vehicle crime | 85 |
| Burglary | 59 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Drug offences | 32 |
| Theft from the person | 32 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Becontree West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Becontree West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Becontree West at a rate of 72.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.3 per 1,000 people across Barking and Dagenham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Becontree West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (376), anti-social behaviour (187) and other crime (129).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Barking and Dagenham
These figures are published for the whole of Barking and Dagenham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Barking and Dagenham and not Becontree West alone. See Barking and Dagenham
Becontree West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Becontree West was £375,250 in 2025.
Becontree West had 12,863 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Becontree West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Becontree West, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.