Crime Rates at Horace Avenue, Romford, RM7 0XA

Horace Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Eastbrook & Rush Green , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horace Avenue (RM7 0XA) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Eastbrook & Rush Green average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horace Avenue (RM7 0XA), the main crime hotspot is near Rush Green Gardens. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.