Crime Rates at Palm Road, Romford, RM7 7BX

Palm Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 186th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palm Road (RM7 7BX) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Marshalls & Rise Park average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palm Road (RM7 7BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Recreation Avenue, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marks Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.