Postcode sector · Romford

Crime in RM1 3

How much crime is recorded in RM1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Havering
Region: London
Population: 13,703 (2024)

RM1 3Postcode sector · Romford

Crime

How safe is RM1 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM1 3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band

9/ 10

Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm

56.5

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

151

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67

By type

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).

RM1 3National

Violence and sexual offences40.723.6

Shoplifting28.98.4

Anti-social behaviour26.110.7

Burglary12.89.1

Drugs11.72.4

Public order10.34.6

Other theft9.54.5

Theft from the person6.92.1

Vehicle crime5.93.5

Robbery5.81.4

Criminal damage and arson4.94.7

Bicycle theft1.71.0

Other crime1.51.5

Possession of weapons1.40.9

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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