Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saddleworth Square area has the 35th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Gooshays , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saddleworth Square (RM3 8YX) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% higher than the Gooshays average (87.0 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saddleworth Square (RM3 8YX), the main crime hotspot is near Rosehip Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saddleworth Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Close —
Apr 2026Public order Honeysuckle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rosehip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rosehip Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Rosehip Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rosehip Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosehip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Betony Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbury Close —
Apr 2026Public order Honeysuckle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edenhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saddleworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daventry Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Okehampton Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daventry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daventry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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