Crime Rates at Oldchurch Gardens, Romford, RM7 0DL

Oldchurch Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge , and the 4th 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 Gardens (RM7 0DL) in the last 12 months was 996.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1470.5% 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 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 511.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldchurch Gardens (RM7 0DL), 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.