Crime Rates at South Street, Romford, RM1 2BE

South Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge , and the 20th highest crime rate of 740 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 2BE) in the last 12 months was 455.9 per 1,000 residents and was 595.3% higher than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (RM1 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marden Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.