Crime Rates at Willow Road, Romford, RM6 6UT

Willow Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadwell Heath , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Road (RM6 6UT) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Chadwell Heath average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Road (RM6 6UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hainault Gore, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beresford Gardens (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.