Total Crime Rate
158.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kettering Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Gooshays , and the 81st highest crime rate of 744 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 Kettering Road (RM3 8QH) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% higher than the Gooshays average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kettering Road (RM3 8QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyburn Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsbridge Circus (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildford Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Melksham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsbridge Circus | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbridge Circus | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbridge Circus | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spilsby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leyburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leyburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsbridge Circus | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melksham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Melksham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Digby Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melksham Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsbridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Campion Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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