Crime Rates at Hatherleigh Way, Romford, RM3 8HE

Hatherleigh Way area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Heaton , and the 39th 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 Hatherleigh Way (RM3 8HE) in the last 12 months was 277.1 per 1,000 residents and was 177.8% higher than the Heaton average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatherleigh Way (RM3 8HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 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.