Crime Rates at Repulse Close, Romford, RM5 2AR

Repulse Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Repulse Close (RM5 2AR) in the last 12 months was 229.6 per 1,000 residents and was 192.4% higher than the Marshalls & Rise Park average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Repulse Close (RM5 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.