Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM6 6PP
How much crime is recorded in RM6 6PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chadwell Heath East
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,184 (2024)
How safe is RM6 6PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM6 6PP 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
33.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 6PPNational
Burglary21.89.1
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order4.94.6
Drugs4.12.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Theft from the person2.52.1
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.