Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM3 9NT
How much crime is recorded in RM3 9NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Petersfield Avenue & Duck Wood
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,746 (2024)
RM3 9NTRomford
How safe is RM3 9NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM3 9NT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
RM3 9NTNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Burglary9.89.1
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Other theft5.64.5
Drugs5.02.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.