Crime Rates at Pettits Lane, Romford, RM1 4ER

Pettits Lane area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 333rd lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pettits Lane (RM1 4ER) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Marshalls & Rise Park average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pettits Lane (RM1 4ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Havering Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wayside Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.