Crime Rates at Romford Road, London, E12 6BT

Romford Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

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 Romford Road (E12 6BT) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (E12 6BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Michigan Avenue, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fifth Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.