Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM6 6EP
How much crime is recorded in RM6 6EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chadwell Heath East
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,190 (2024)
How safe is RM6 6EP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM6 6EP area, broadly in line with 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 6EPNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour20.110.7
Burglary18.19.1
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Public order6.14.6
Drugs3.22.4
Other theft2.84.5
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.31.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.