Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Romford, RM1 2QH

Shaftesbury Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (RM1 2QH) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (RM1 2QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Edward Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boundary Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.