Total Crime Rate

401.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 401.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Drugs 35.7 10/10
  • Other theft 35.7 10/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romford 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.

Crime Over Time in Romford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Faringford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mathews Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faringford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Townley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Flint Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Flint Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamfrith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamfrith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamfrith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ferns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamfrith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Louise Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Cedars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedars Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maitland Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dyson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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