Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM7 7EN
How much crime is recorded in RM7 7EN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Romford
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,127 (2024)
RM7 7ENRomford
How safe is RM7 7EN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM7 7EN area, above 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 7ENNational
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Anti-social behaviour27.110.7
Drugs7.12.4
Public order6.24.6
Burglary5.99.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft4.74.5
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Shoplifting1.38.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.