Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM6 5AY
How much crime is recorded in RM6 5AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chadwell Heath North West
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,024 (2024)
RM6 5AYRomford
How safe is RM6 5AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM6 5AY 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
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 5AYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary5.79.1
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.