Crime Rates at Blandford Close, Romford, RM7 8BP

Blandford Close area has the 34th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 150th highest crime rate of 740 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 Blandford Close (RM7 8BP) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% higher than the Marshalls & Rise Park average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blandford Close (RM7 8BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blandford Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pitcairn Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.