Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM5 3RH
How much crime is recorded in RM5 3RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,675 (2024)
RM5 3RHRomford
How safe is RM5 3RH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM5 3RH 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 3RHNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary7.39.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs2.52.4
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.