Crime Rates at South Street, Romford, RM1 1PL

South Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 11th highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (RM1 1PL) in the last 12 months was 619.3 per 1,000 residents and was 779.5% higher 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 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 58.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 169 (≈ 320.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (RM1 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 439 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exchange Street (123 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.