Postcode district · Romford
Crime in RM3
How much crime is recorded in RM3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Population
- 51,533 (2024)
How safe is RM3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM3, broadly in line with 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
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
RM3National
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Shoplifting6.88.4
Burglary6.89.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft4.44.5
Public order4.04.6
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.