Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM6 6DS
How much crime is recorded in RM6 6DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chadwell Heath East
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,325 (2024)
RM6 6DSRomford
How safe is RM6 6DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM6 6DS area, 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
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 6DSNational
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Burglary16.99.1
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Other theft5.74.5
Drugs4.12.4
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Theft from the person1.72.1
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.