Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM2 6PU
How much crime is recorded in RM2 6PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ardleigh Green
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,833 (2024)
RM2 6PURomford
How safe is RM2 6PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM2 6PU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 6PUNational
Shoplifting8.08.4
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Burglary3.49.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order2.54.6
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.01.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.