Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM1 4BW
How much crime is recorded in RM1 4BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,283 (2024)
RM1 4BWRomford
How safe is RM1 4BW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM1 4BW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RM1 4BWNational
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Burglary4.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft3.34.5
Shoplifting2.58.4
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.61.5
Public order0.94.6
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.