Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM6 5AS
How much crime is recorded in RM6 5AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chadwell Heath North West
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,812 (2024)
RM6 5ASRomford
How safe is RM6 5AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM6 5AS area, 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
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
RM6 5ASNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary3.89.1
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.32.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.