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Crime in Havering by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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6,524crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+7%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Corbets Teylowest rate33.2 per 1,000 a year
74.8middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Upminster (-24%), Upminster Bridge (-14%) and Emerson Park (-6%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1RainhamRM13 · 10,460 residents 171.7▲ 5%shoplifting
2Rush GreenRM7 · 16,194 residents 123.3▲ 14%violence
3Harold HillRM3 · 23,147 residents 117.3▲ 31%violence
4RomfordRM1 · 86,456 residents 117▲ 8%violence
5South HornchurchRM13 · 10,565 residents 103.7▼ 6%violence
6HornchurchRM11 · 15,349 residents 88.10%anti-social behaviour
7Harold WoodRM3 · 13,547 residents 78▲ 18%anti-social behaviour
8Collier RowRM5 · 15,742 residents 75.7▼ 2%violence
9Upminster BridgeRM14 · 11,448 residents 74.8▼ 14%violence
10Gidea ParkRM2 · 12,958 residents 71.3▲ 9%violence
11Elm ParkRM12 · 17,782 residents 67.3▲ 3%violence
12Ardleigh GreenRM11 · 13,938 residents 62▲ 31%violence
13UpminsterRM14 · 11,719 residents 57▼ 24%violence
14Chase CrossRM1 · 13,629 residents 55.5▲ 17%violence
15Emerson ParkRM11 · 9,045 residents 49.5▼ 6%violence
16CranhamRM14 · 9,709 residents 34.6▼ 6%violence
17Corbets TeyRM14 · 4,817 residents 33.2▲ 122%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Havering have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Corbets Tey, Cranham, Emerson Park, Chase Cross and Upminster.

Which areas of Havering have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Rainham, Rush Green, Harold Hill, Romford and South Hornchurch.

Is crime going up or down in Havering?

Across Havering, 6,524 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 7% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.