Total Crime Rate
381.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Romford 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.
View Crime In Forest Gate South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clova Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crosby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlham Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earlham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Earlham Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Earlham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Earlham Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sprowston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Knox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinglet Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kinglet Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Atherton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radlett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clova Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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