Crime Rates at Romford Road, London, E12 5AW

Romford Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 350th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romford Road (E12 5AW) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (E12 5AW), 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.