Crime Rates at Brentwood Road, Romford, RM1 2EP

Brentwood Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge , and the 318th highest 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 Brentwood Road (RM1 2EP) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brentwood Road (RM1 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Edward Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Maltings (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.