Total Crime Rate

184.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 184.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 29th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 198th highest crime rate of 745 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 184.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (E7 9HA), 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 (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Post Office Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Skelton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skelton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sylvan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sylvan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Post Office Approach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Post Office Approach —
Apr 2026Burglary Post Office Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Post Office Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Post Office Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Post Office Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Post Office Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Post Office Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Approach Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodgrange Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitehall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitehall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sprowston Road —
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Data Sources

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