Total Crime Rate

271.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 271.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents 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 10th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 104th highest crime rate of 762 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 9HG) in the last 12 months was 271.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 205.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (E7 9HG), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 32 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Stork Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clova Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clova Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crosby Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crosby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crosby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crosby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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