Total Crime Rate

137.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 35th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 268th 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 9HA) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Forest Gate South average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (E7 9HA), the main crime hotspot is near Post Office Approach. Police recorded 329 crimes here, including 138 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 2025Public order Post Office Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Post Office Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Post Office Approach Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Post Office Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Disraeli Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Disraeli Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Disraeli Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Disraeli Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Disraeli Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Post Office Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunbar Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Post Office Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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