Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM2 6NL
How much crime is recorded in RM2 6NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gidea Park
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,511 (2024)
RM2 6NLRomford
How safe is RM2 6NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM2 6NL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
RM2 6NLNational
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary5.69.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft2.54.5
Robbery1.41.4
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.