Crime Rates at Third Avenue, Romford, RM6 5DB

Third Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chadwell , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Third Avenue (RM6 5DB) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (RM6 5DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawkridge Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherman Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.