Crime Rates at Colchester Road, Romford, RM3 0AN

Colchester Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 103rd lowest 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 Colchester Road (RM3 0AN) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% lower than the Harold Wood average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colchester Road (RM3 0AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maylands Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.