Crime Rates at Japan Road, Romford, RM6 6PD

Japan Road area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 25th 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 Japan Road (RM6 6PD) in the last 12 months was 363.4 per 1,000 residents and was 227.5% higher than the Chadwell Heath average (111.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Japan Road (RM6 6PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herbert Gardens (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.