Crime Rates at Uplands Road, Romford, RM6 5PD

Uplands Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 112th highest crime rate of 521 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 Uplands Road (RM6 5PD) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Uplands Road (RM6 5PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gregory Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavalier Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.