Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM6 5ET
How much crime is recorded in RM6 5ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marks Gate
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,079 (2024)
How safe is RM6 5ET
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM6 5ET area, broadly in line with 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
31.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 5ETNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour18.610.7
Burglary11.19.1
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Other theft5.14.5
Drugs4.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.14.6
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
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.