Crime Rates at Lee Avenue, Romford, RM6 6UA

Lee Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 21st 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 Lee Avenue (RM6 6UA) in the last 12 months was 453.6 per 1,000 residents and was 321.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 193.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Avenue (RM6 6UA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.