Crime Rates at Riverside Close, Romford, RM1 1EW

Riverside Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Close (RM1 1EW) in the last 12 months was 5.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% lower than the Marshalls & Rise Park average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Close (RM1 1EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Medora Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.