Crime Rates at Dawlish Walk, Romford, RM3 8HY

Dawlish Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Heaton , and the 116th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawlish Walk (RM3 8HY) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher than the Heaton average (103.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawlish Walk (RM3 8HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mimosa Close, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clematis Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.