Crime Rates at Barnstaple Road, Romford, RM3 7TH

Barnstaple Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Gooshays , and the 221st 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 Barnstaple Road (RM3 7TH) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Gooshays average (87.0 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnstaple Road (RM3 7TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hitchin Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sevenoaks Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.