Crime Rates at Nursery Close, Romford, RM6 4LB

Nursery Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chadwell , and the 306th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Close (RM6 4LB) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Chadwell average (121.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Close (RM6 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herbert Gardens (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.