Crime Rates at Epping Close, Romford, RM7 8BH

Epping Close area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 324th 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 Epping Close (RM7 8BH) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% 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 Drugs with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Epping Close (RM7 8BH), 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.