Total Crime Rate
121.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Keats Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Heaton , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Keats Avenue (RM3 7BA) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 680.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keats Avenue (RM3 7BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heaton Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morris Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ruskin Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morris Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ruskin Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hale End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dalestone Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalestone Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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