Crime Rates at Sheepcotes Road, Romford, RM6 5LS

Sheepcotes Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 165th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

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 Sheepcotes Road (RM6 5LS) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher than the Chadwell Heath average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 183.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheepcotes Road (RM6 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.