Crime Rate in Heaton, ward

Heaton has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Havering district and the 1657th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 308th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heaton in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Havering district average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heaton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 645 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 43.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -41.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 809 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heaton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.