Postcode sector · Romford

Crime in RM6 6

How much crime is recorded in RM6 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Barking and Dagenham
Region: London
Population: 17,450 (2024)

RM6 6Postcode sector · Romford

Crime

How safe is RM6 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM6 6, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band

7/ 10

Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm

39.0

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

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 6National

Violence and sexual offences25.823.6

Burglary17.89.1

Anti-social behaviour14.810.7

Vehicle crime6.43.5

Public order4.54.6

Other theft4.24.5

Drugs3.52.4

Criminal damage and arson3.24.7

Robbery2.31.4

Shoplifting1.98.4

Theft from the person1.62.1

Other crime0.81.5

Bicycle theft0.41.0

Possession of weapons0.40.9

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

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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