Total Crime Rate
111.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025London Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge , and the 167th 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 London Road (RM7 9QX) in the last 12 months was 111.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% higher than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (RM7 9QX), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olive Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedley Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkspur Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkspur Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedley Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hedley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cotleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotleigh Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marks Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Romford Brewery Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightsbridge Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marks Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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