Total Crime Rate

364.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 364.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.4 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 68th highest crime rate of 745 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 (E7 8BD) in the last 12 months was 364.3 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (E7 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Post Office Approach. Police recorded 378 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sprowston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kitchener Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodgrange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodgrange Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Post Office Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Post Office Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Post Office Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Post Office Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Post Office Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Post Office Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Post Office Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Post Office Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodgrange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Studley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Studley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sprowston Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whyteville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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