Crime Rates at Arneways Avenue, Romford, RM6 5LU

Arneways Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 512 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 Arneways Avenue (RM6 5LU) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arneways Avenue (RM6 5LU), 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.