Crime Rates at Melbourne Gardens, Romford, RM6 6TD

Melbourne Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 61st 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 Melbourne Gardens (RM6 6TD) in the last 12 months was 221.6 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% higher than the Chadwell Heath average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Gardens (RM6 6TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yew Tree Gardens, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatch Grove (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.