Total Crime Rate

191.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 191.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • 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· May 2025 - Apr 2026 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 51 local areas in Forest Gate North , and the 188th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romford Road (E7 9JD) in the last 12 months was 191.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% higher than the Forest Gate North average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft 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 Theft from the person ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (E7 9JD), the main crime hotspot is near Hamfrith Road. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 61 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinglet Close β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Faraday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Faraday Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Faraday Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Earlham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earlham Grove β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Dyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dyson Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyson Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maitland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shelduck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shelduck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shelduck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shelduck Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maitland Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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