Total Crime Rate

174.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 174.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romford Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hardwick & Salters Lane , and the 127th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .

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 Romford Road (TS19 9HQ) in the last 12 months was 174.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Hardwick & Salters Lane average (182.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romford Road (TS19 9HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Rochdale Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ragpath Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rievaulx Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ragpath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ragpath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Cuttings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Retford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rosthwaite Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rosthwaite Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosthwaite Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosthwaite Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rettendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reigate Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Romford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Romford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romford Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rhyl Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rhyl Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rochdale Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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