Crime Rates at Romford Road, London, E15 4JF

Romford Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 120th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romford Road (E15 4JF) in the last 12 months was 261.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher than the Forest Gate South average (180.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (E15 4JF), the main crime hotspot is near Hamfrith Road. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.