Crime Rates at Highfield Road, Romford, RM5 3AG

Highfield Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Havering-atte-Bower , and the 290th highest crime rate of 740 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 Highfield Road (RM5 3AG) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% higher than the Havering-atte-Bower average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (RM5 3AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bolberry Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.