Total Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heron Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cranham , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heron Way (RM14 1EP) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower than the Cranham average (42.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heron Way (RM14 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Gardens, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cranham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plover Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Heron Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightingale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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