Romford East
Middle areaNorth west Havering. 9,582 people in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Romford East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Romford East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Romford East at a rate of 42.2 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 | 108 |
| Shoplifting | 76 |
| Vehicle crime | 60 |
| Other crime | 57 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 53 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Romford East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Romford East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Romford East at a rate of 42.2 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, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Romford East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (108), shoplifting (76) and vehicle crime (60).
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 Romford East alone. See Havering
Romford East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Romford East was £525,000 in 2025.
Romford East had 9,535 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Romford East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Romford East, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.