Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM5 2SB
How much crime is recorded in RM5 2SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,870 (2024)
RM5 2SBRomford
How safe is RM5 2SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM5 2SB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
RM5 2SBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other theft2.94.5
Public order1.84.6
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.72.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Burglary0.09.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% 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.