Total Crime Rate

188.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colchester Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Heaton , and the 69th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colchester Road (RM3 0AA) in the last 12 months was 188.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% higher than the Heaton average (103.1 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 crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colchester Road (RM3 0AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Colchester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Oxley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ferguson Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Widecombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Widecombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Widecombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Widecombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Launceston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oxley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paignton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillian Crescent
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bideford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Launceston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Launceston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paignton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Appledore Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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