Total Crime Rate
188.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tavistock Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Heaton , and the 69th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tavistock Close (RM3 8HF) in the last 12 months was 188.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% higher than the Heaton average (103.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tavistock Close (RM3 8HF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ferguson Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Widecombe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Widecombe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Widecombe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Widecombe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Appledore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clematis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clematis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clematis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bideford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Paignton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paignton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillian Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Launceston Close | Under investigation |
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