Crime Rates at Appledore Close, Romford, RM3 8DZ

Appledore Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Heaton , and the 52nd 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 Appledore Close (RM3 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 240.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appledore Close (RM3 8DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clematis Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.