Crime Rates at Pennington Close, Romford, RM5 2JP

Pennington Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Havering-atte-Bower , and the 330th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pennington Close (RM5 2JP) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower than the Havering-atte-Bower average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennington Close (RM5 2JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oates Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.