Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM6 5NB
How much crime is recorded in RM6 5NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marks Gate
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,188 (2024)
RM6 5NBRomford
How safe is RM6 5NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM6 5NB 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
49.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 5NBNational
Violence and sexual offences39.223.6
Anti-social behaviour21.610.7
Burglary14.89.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order4.74.6
Drugs4.52.4
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other crime2.21.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.