Total Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heather Gardens area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Gardens (RM1 4SS) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heather Gardens (RM1 4SS), the main crime hotspot is near Rise Park Parade. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Marshalls & Rise Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rise Park Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heather Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Heather Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heather Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairoak Gardens | Under investigation |
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