Total Crime Rate
401.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Romford Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 56th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .
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 Romford Road (E15 4FD) in the last 12 months was 401.8 per 1,000 residents and was 162.9% higher than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 187.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Romford Road (E15 4FD), the main crime hotspot is near Hamfrith Road. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Faringford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mathews Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faringford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Townley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Flint Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Flint Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamfrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamfrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hamfrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ferns Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hamfrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louise Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louise Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Louise Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cedars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedars Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maitland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dyson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dyson Road | Under investigation |
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