Total Crime Rate
402.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rom Valley Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge , and the 26th 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 Rom Valley Way (RM7 0AE) in the last 12 months was 402.6 per 1,000 residents and was 534.8% higher than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (β 172.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 347.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rom Valley Way (RM7 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 213 crimes here, including 133 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oldchurch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oldchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maxwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maxwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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