Crime Rates at Myrtle Road, Romford, RM3 8XS

Myrtle Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Gooshays , and the 220th highest crime rate of 744 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 Myrtle Road (RM3 8XS) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Gooshays average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Road (RM3 8XS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mimosa Close, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briar Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.