Crime Rates at Newhouse Avenue, Romford, RM6 5ND

Newhouse Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 67th 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 Newhouse Avenue (RM6 5ND) in the last 12 months was 215.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% higher than the Chadwell Heath average (111.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhouse Avenue (RM6 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gregory Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longhayes Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.