Crime Rates at Ashton Gardens, Romford, RM6 6RT

Ashton Gardens area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 248th lowest 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 Ashton Gardens (RM6 6RT) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Gardens (RM6 6RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wadeville Avenue, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burchett Way (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.