Postcode area · Romford
Crime in RM
How much crime is recorded in RM, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Population
- 632,397 (2024)
RMPostcode area · Romford
How safe is RM
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RMNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Burglary9.49.1
Shoplifting8.88.4
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Drugs3.22.4
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.