Crime Rates at Melton Gardens, Romford, RM1 2AS

Melton Gardens area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge , and the 356th 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 Melton Gardens (RM1 2AS) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Gardens (RM1 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rush Green Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.