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Crime in RM6 5RT

How much crime is recorded in RM6 5RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Chadwell Heath North West
Council
Redbridge
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,843 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RM6 5RT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM6 5RT 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
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5RTNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.91.4
Public order0.64.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.41.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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