Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM2 5HS
How much crime is recorded in RM2 5HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gidea Park
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,432 (2024)
RM2 5HSRomford
How safe is RM2 5HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM2 5HS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
RM2 5HSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary7.29.1
Drugs3.02.4
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.11.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.