Total Crime Rate
271.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Romford 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 9HL) 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 areaβs 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 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 9HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyson Road, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sprowston Mews (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Forest Gate South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sprowston Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clova Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clova Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clova Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clova Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clova Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clova Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clova Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clova Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clova Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clova Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radlett Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radlett Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radlett Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Radlett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Radlett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clova Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sprowston Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stork Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sprowston Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bolton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bolton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Disraeli Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Disraeli Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sprowston Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sprowston Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Disraeli Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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