Crime Rates at South Street, Romford, RM1 2BB

South Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge , and the 21st highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (RM1 2BB) in the last 12 months was 465.1 per 1,000 residents and was 633.3% higher than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (RM1 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rush Green Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.