Total Crime Rate

169.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 27.8 7/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colchester Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Heaton , and the 79th highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colchester Road (RM3 0AA) in the last 12 months was 169.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% higher than the Heaton average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colchester Road (RM3 0AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Launceston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ferguson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bideford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shenstone Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Shenstone Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherleigh Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherleigh Way —
Apr 2026Public order Bideford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bideford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widecombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Widecombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Widecombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appledore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appledore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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