Crime Rates at Romford Road, Chigwell, IG7 4QS

Romford Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Hainault , and the 271st highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

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 (IG7 4QS) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher than the Hainault average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (IG7 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlyon Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawkesbury Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.