Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 24.6 10/10
  • Robbery 18.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.4 10/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romford Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 240th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

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 Romford Road (E12 5AF) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Forest Gate South average (180.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (E12 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenhill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensberry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Queensberry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snowshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodgrange Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodgrange Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensberry Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Queensberry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensberry Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cranbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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