Postcode district · Romford
Crime in RM6
How much crime is recorded in RM6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Redbridge
- Region
- London
- Population
- 48,744 (2024)
RM6Postcode district · Romford
How safe is RM6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM6, 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
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
RM6National
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Burglary12.19.1
Shoplifting10.38.4
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft4.34.5
Public order4.14.6
Drugs3.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Robbery2.11.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.