Crime Rates at Small Heath Avenue, Romford, RM3 7FB

Small Heath Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Gooshays , and the 98th highest crime rate of 740 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 Small Heath Avenue (RM3 7FB) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher than the Gooshays average (87.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Small Heath Avenue (RM3 7FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hitchin Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sevenoaks Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.