Crime Rates at Straight Road, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 8AA

Straight Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Heaton , and the 79th highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Straight Road (RM3 8AA) in the last 12 months was 169.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% higher than the Heaton average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Straight Road (RM3 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clematis Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.