Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Straight Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Heaton , and the 225th highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Straight Road (RM3 7JP) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Straight Road (RM3 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Rosehip Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Straight Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heaton Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalestone Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosehip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosehip Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rosehip Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rosehip Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Rosehip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saddleworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Okehampton Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heaton Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Heaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heaton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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