Postcode sector · Romford
Crime in RM7 7
How much crime is recorded in RM7 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Population
- 12,145 (2024)
How safe is RM7 7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM7 7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.8
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).
RM7 7National
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Burglary10.39.1
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.24.6
Drugs3.92.4
Shoplifting3.48.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.
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Postcodes in this sector
- RM7 7AA
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- RM7 7EE
- RM7 7EH
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- RM7 7EL
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