Total Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sevenoaks Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Gooshays , and the 101st 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 Sevenoaks Close (RM3 7EF) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% higher than the Gooshays average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sevenoaks Close (RM3 7EF), the main crime hotspot is near Hitchin Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Longtown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Appleby Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hitchin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Taunton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taunton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taunton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aylsham Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leaf Hill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brick Kiln Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hitchin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longtown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longtown Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Montgomery Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Montgomery Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Montgomery Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnstaple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Edenhall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Daventry Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edenhall Glen | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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