Crime Rates at Royston Road, Romford, RM3 0SR

Royston Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 740 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 Royston Road (RM3 0SR) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Harold Wood average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royston Road (RM3 0SR), the main crime hotspot is near Colchester Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.