Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 84.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South , and the 276th lowest 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 9HY) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (E7 9HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Radlett Close, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dyson Road (28 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Radlett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radlett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radlett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radlett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Atherton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radlett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ham Park Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Margery Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clova Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margery Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forest Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Atherton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Atherton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radlett Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clova Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clova Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clova Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clova Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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