Total Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 110.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 21.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romford Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romford Road (E7 8BF) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Forest Gate North average (99.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (E7 8BF), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 86 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbury Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenparke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whyteville Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Whyteville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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