Havering

Crime and Safety in Havering

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Havering is among the top 10 safest boroughs in London. The overall crime rate in Havering in 2021 was 65 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to London's overall crime rate, coming in 34% lower than the London rate of 87 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Havering is among the top 10 safest cities, and the 1,828th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.

The most common crimes in Havering are violence and sexual offences, with 6,016 offences during 2021, giving a crime rate of 23. This is 7% higher than 2020's figure of 5,578 offences and a difference of 1.69 from 2020's crime rate of 21. Havering's least common crimes are possession of weapons, with 106 offences recorded in 2021, a decrease of 10% from 2020's figure of 117 crimes.

Havering 2022 Crime Scorecard

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34% lower, regional crime rate

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13% lower, national crime rate

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Local Crime in Context

As of 2022, the crime rate in Havering is 34% lower than London and 13% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.

Havering Crime Rate Over Time

Havering Crime Map

Incidents mapped in Havering represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.

Last updated: 11 May, 2022

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Historical Crime Rates for Havering

Year	Crime Rate per 1,000 people	Total Crimes
2021	65	16,749
2020	64	16,717
2019	71	18,368
2018	72	18,641
2017	71	18,413
2016	66	17,032

Crime in Havering Compared To London

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Summary of Crimes in Havering This Year

	Havering		London
Crime	Count	Rate	Count	Rate	Rate Difference
Anti-Social Behaviour	6,158	23.73	303,000	33.85	43% safer
Bicycle Theft	167	0.64	21,536	2.41	277% safer
Burglary	1,047	4.03	52,414	5.85	45% safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	1,263	4.87	53,198	5.94	22% safer
Drugs	866	3.34	43,227	4.83	45% safer
Other Crime	238	0.92	10,265	1.15	25% safer
Other Theft	1,633	6.29	90,137	10.07	60% safer
Possession of Weapons	106	0.41	5,014	0.56	37% safer
Public Order	1,317	5.07	61,305	6.85	35% safer
Robbery	330	1.27	22,528	2.52	98% safer
Shoplifting	1,157	4.46	33,674	3.76	16% more dangerous
Theft From the Person	363	1.40	39,809	4.45	218% safer
Vehicle Crime	2,246	8.65	98,517	11.00	27% safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	6,016	23.18	244,975	27.36	18% safer

Havering Compared to Other London Boroughs

Borough	Total Crimes	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Harrow	14,460	57.57	12% safer
Bexley	14,880	59.93	8% safer
Sutton	12,704	61.57	4.8% safer
Kingston upon Thames	10,995	61.94	4.2% safer
Merton	12,841	62.17	3.8% safer
Havering	16,749	64.53	-
Bromley	22,194	66.78	3.4% more dangerous
Barnet	26,555	67.08	3.8% more dangerous
Wandsworth	24,775	75.15	14% more dangerous
Redbridge	23,718	77.71	17% more dangerous
Waltham Forest	21,881	79.00	18% more dangerous

Crime Over Time in Havering

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Recent Crimes in Havering

Date	Crime Type	Location	Outcome
March 2022	Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Rom Valley Way	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Pentire Close	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Shoplifting	On or near Main Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Shoplifting	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Other theft	On or near Liphook Close	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Other theft	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near James Close	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Staverton Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Claremont Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Drugs	On or near Mount Avenue	Offender given a caution
March 2022	Shoplifting	On or near Petrol Station	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Hillcrest Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Burglary	On or near Nightingale Crescent	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Shoplifting	On or near A127	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Burglary	On or near Petersfield Close	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Shopping Area	Local resolution
March 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Eastern Road	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
March 2022	Shoplifting	On or near Station Parade	Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Havering Crime Trends

	Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents
Crime	2018	2019	2020	2021	Trend
Anti-Social Behaviour	17	18	32	24	Getting worse
Bicycle Theft	0.63	0.65	0.62	0.64	Safer
Burglary	8	7	5.0	4.0	Safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	6	4.9	4.4	4.9	Safer
Drugs	1.9	2.7	4.3	3.3	Getting worse
Other Crime	0.88	0.95	1.0	0.92	Getting worse
Other Theft	8	7	6	6	Safer
Possession of Weapons	0.62	0.56	0.45	0.41	Safer
Public Order	4.4	4.4	4.5	5	Getting worse
Robbery (inc. mugging)	2.6	2.6	1.6	1.3	Safer
Shoplifting	4.5	5	4.6	4.5	Safer
Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing)	1.4	1.6	1.1	1.4	Safer
Vehicle Crime	11	10	9	9	Safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	22	22	21	23	Getting worse

Changes In Havering's Crime Rates Over Time

Offences in Havering's Green Spaces

We only display green spaces in Havering that are named, and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries during 2021.

Name	ASB	Drugs	Public Order	Robbery	VSO	All Others	Crimes per Hectare
Bedfords Park	12	-	-	-	1	0	0.37
Brittons Playing Fields	10	1	-	-	1	1	1.2
Central Park	2	2	-	-	3	2	0.75
Collier Row Recreation Ground	2	-	2	4	-	8	7
Cottons Park	8	-	1	1	14	0	3.7
Dagnam Park	13	-	-	-	2	2	0.39
Hacton Parkway	8	1	2	-	5	13	16
Harrow Lodge Park	49	7	1	2	3	25	2.0
Havering Country Park	1	2	-	-	2	5	0.15
Haynes Park	1	-	-	-	-	1	0.17
Hornchurch Country Park	-	4	-	-	1	0	0.06
Jutsums Recreation Ground	-	-	1	1	1	1	2.3
Lawns Recreation Ground	7	-	-	-	1	0	1.1
Lodge Farm Park	5	-	-	-	3	1	1.9
Romford and Gidea Park Rugby Football Club	8	-	1	1	14	0	6

Comparing Havering to the UK's Major Cities

City	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Coventry	39.93	62% safer
Birmingham	49.60	30% safer
Havering	64.53	-
Barnet	67.08	3.8% more dangerous
Croydon	82.48	22% more dangerous
Sheffield	90.03	28% more dangerous
Bristol	90.52	29% more dangerous
Leicester	111.59	42% more dangerous
Liverpool	123.06	48% more dangerous
Bradford	132.28	51% more dangerous
Leeds	150.94	57% more dangerous

Crime in Havering's Neighbourhoods

Central Romford is the most dangerous neighbourhood in Havering, followed by Harold Hill East in second place, and Hornchurch Marshes as the third most dangerous area. Havering's safest neighbourhoods are, in order, Emerson Park, Hacton, and Upminster South & Corbets Tey.

Neighbourhood	Crime Count	Crime Rate	Danger Rank
Ardleigh Green	492	48	19th
Central Romford	2,760	268	First
Collier Row & Park Farm	510	61	11th
Cranham East	273	34	27th
Dagnam Park & Noak Hill	464	60	12th
Elm Park East	314	42	23rd
Elm Park West	441	51	17th
Emerson Park	186	32	28th
Gidea Park	560	57	15th
Hacton	196	27	30th
Harold Hill East	1,097	97	Second
Harold Hill West	484	66	Eighth
Harold Park & Harold Wood	607	65	Ninth
Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross	423	47	20th
Hornchurch	631	79	Fourth
Hornchurch Marshes	877	89	Third
Hylands	376	45	22nd
Petersfield Avenue & Duck Wood	592	63	Tenth
Rainham East & Wennington	386	59	13th
Rainham West	472	69	Seventh
Rise Park	291	38	25th
Romford East	332	35	26th
Romford North	374	40	24th
Romford North West	537	58	14th
Romford South	759	79	Fifth
Rush Green	929	71	Sixth
South Hornchurch	411	51	16th
Upminster Bridge	428	50	18th
Upminster North & Cranham West	299	46	21st
Upminster South & Corbets Tey	248	32	29th

Havering Neighbourhood Crime Breakdown

Showing the safest and most dangerous parts of Havering for specific criminal activity, with crime count and rate shown in brackets.

Crime Type	Safest Neighbourhood	Most Dangerous Neighbourhood
Anti-Social Behaviour	Romford North (86)	Central Romford (749)
Bicycle Theft	Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross (1)	Central Romford (55)
Burglary	Romford North (19)	Hornchurch Marshes (82)
Criminal Damage and Arson	Hacton (11)	Central Romford (175)
Drugs	Romford East (9)	Central Romford (240)
Other Crime	Hacton (2)	Hornchurch Marshes (22)
Other Theft	Elm Park East (13)	Central Romford (391)
Possession of Weapons	Romford North (1)	Central Romford (26)
Public Order	Upminster South & Corbets Tey (12)	Central Romford (236)
Robbery (inc. mugging)	Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross (1)	Central Romford (70)
Shoplifting	Dagnam Park & Noak Hill (1)	Central Romford (378)
Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing)	Ardleigh Green (1)	Central Romford (224)
Vehicle Crime	Petersfield Avenue & Duck Wood (47)	Rainham East & Wennington (127)
Violence and Sexual Offences	Hacton (68)	Central Romford (746)

Crime in Havering During Coronavirus Lockdowns

Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Havering change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in April, when Havering saw a 276% increase in anti-social behaviour. Havering saw a large fall in theft from the person during April, when it fell by 89% compared to April in 2019. Possession of Weapons saw a fall in every month of Havering's lockdown.

Crime	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anti-Social Behaviour	+10%	+276%	+234%	+93%	+35%	+35%	+53%	+72%	+79%	+81%
Bicycle Theft	-12%	-64%	-53%	+20%	-23%	+56%	+100%	+63%	-	+17%
Burglary	+6%	-58%	-56%	-56%	-52%	-51%	+1%	-23%	-59%	-32%
Criminal Damage and Arson	+6%	-44%	-34%	-19%	-11%	+12%	+2%	-20%	+13%	-20%
Drugs	+53%	+110%	+78%	+124%	+142%	-15%	+41%	+14%	+47%	+98%
Other Crime	-4%	+5%	-21%	+33%	+43%	-32%	+35%	+50%	+50%	-5%
Other Theft	-28%	-65%	-52%	-28%	-20%	+12%	+43%	-12%	-18%	-16%
Possession of Weapons	-35%	-43%	-8%	+100%	-30%	-57%	-44%	-8%	-40%	-29%
Public Order	-23%	-34%	-19%	-4%	+20%	+38%	-4%	+24%	-16%	-12%
Robbery	-60%	-80%	-75%	-10%	-32%	-11%	-5%	-30%	-43%	-10%
Shoplifting	-6%	-63%	-49%	-52%	+32%	+15%	+24%	-25%	-9%	-12%
Theft From the Person	-24%	-89%	-83%	-70%	-22%	+29%	+11%	-13%	-9%	-38%
Vehicle Crime	-12%	-39%	-39%	-21%	+10%	+1%	+14%	-21%	-25%	-12%
Violence and Sexual Offences	-4%	-24%	-15%	-5%	-4%	+16%	-9%	+10%	+4%	-11%

Frequently Asked Questions About Crime in Havering

What police force serves Havering?

Havering's local territorial police force is the Metropolitan Police Service.

How dangerous is Havering?

Havering is among the top 10 safest boroughs in London.

What is Havering's most common crime?

The most common crimes in Havering are violence and sexual offences.

What is the least common crime in Havering?

Havering's least common crimes are possession of weapons.

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