Central Romford
Middle areaNorth west Havering. 10,410 people in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Central Romford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Romford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Romford at a rate of 350.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.6 per 1,000 people across Havering.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 964 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 629 |
| Shoplifting | 591 |
| Other crime | 572 |
| Drug offences | 268 |
| Theft from the person | 172 |
| Robbery | 141 |
| Vehicle crime | 134 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 124 |
| Burglary | 53 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Romford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Romford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Romford at a rate of 350.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.6 per 1,000 people across Havering.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 297 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Romford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (964), anti-social behaviour (629) and shoplifting (591).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Havering
These figures are published for the whole of Havering, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Havering and not Central Romford alone. See Havering
Central Romford in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Romford was £306,000 in 2025.
Central Romford had 9,363 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Central Romford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Romford, 79.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.