Crime Rates at Heather Avenue, Romford, RM1 4SL

Heather Avenue area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Avenue (RM1 4SL) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Marshalls & Rise Park average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Avenue (RM1 4SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rise Park Parade (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.