Crime Rates at Oak Street, Romford, RM7 7BS

Oak Street area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 744 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 Oak Street (RM7 7BS) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Marshalls & Rise Park average (78.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Street (RM7 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blenheim Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.