Total Crime Rate

315.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 315.3 10/10
  • Other theft 105.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 31.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashton Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Heaton , and the 34th 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 Ashton Road (RM3 8UJ) in the last 12 months was 315.3 per 1,000 residents and was 205.9% higher than the Heaton average (103.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Road (RM3 8UJ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Ashton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buttercup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clematis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clematis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clematis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bideford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briar Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paignton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paignton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harebell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harebell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harebell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tangent Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Widecombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Widecombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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