Crime Rates at Longhayes Avenue, Romford, RM6 5HP

Longhayes Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 39th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longhayes Avenue (RM6 5HP) in the last 12 months was 262.9 per 1,000 residents and was 136.9% higher than the Chadwell Heath average (111.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longhayes Avenue (RM6 5HP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.