Total Crime Rate
100.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 197th highest crime rate of 740 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 Ashton Road (RM3 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher than the Harold Wood average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashton Road (RM3 8QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherleigh Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tangent Link | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aubrietia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tonbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Faringdon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faringdon Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faringdon Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paignton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spilsby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spilsby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherleigh Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tangent Link | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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