Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM6 5HD
How much crime is recorded in RM6 5HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marks Gate
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,716 (2024)
RM6 5HDRomford
How safe is RM6 5HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM6 5HD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 5HDNational
Violence and sexual offences38.323.6
Anti-social behaviour24.010.7
Burglary13.19.1
Other theft6.04.5
Public order5.64.6
Drugs5.12.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Shoplifting4.38.4
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Robbery2.21.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.