Crime Rates at Oldchurch Road, Romford, RM7 0BG

Oldchurch Road 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 Oldchurch Road (RM7 0BG) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Oldchurch Road (RM7 0BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 282 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (133 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.