Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM5 3AW
How much crime is recorded in RM5 3AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,602 (2024)
RM5 3AWRomford
How safe is RM5 3AW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM5 3AW 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 3AWNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary8.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.22.4
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.