Total Crime Rate

381.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.1 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 381.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 177.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 9th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 63rd 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 9HB) in the last 12 months was 381.8 per 1,000 residents and was 111.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 91.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (E7 9HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sprowston Mews (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Romford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clova Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crosby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earlham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earlham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earlham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Earlham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earlham Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sprowston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinglet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinglet Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Atherton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radlett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clova Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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