Havering has a crime rate of 86.43 per 1,000 residents — around the national average for England and Wales, ranked #191 of 331 local authorities nationally. Crime levels vary significantly across Havering's wards; some neighbourhoods are considerably safer than the city average. See the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a detailed local picture.

What is the crime rate in Havering?

As of April 2026, Havering has an annual crime rate of 86.43 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,989 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

How does Havering rank nationally for crime?

Havering ranks #191 out of 331 local authorities in England and Wales by annual crime rate per 1,000 residents. A rank of #1 indicates the highest crime rate nationally. Rankings are recalculated each month as new Police.uk data becomes available, covering all recorded crimes across the area.

What is the most common crime in Havering?

The most common crime type in Havering is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 565 incidents in April 2026 — 28.4% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the Havering local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

Crime in Havering: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Havering recorded 1,989 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.59 per 1,000 residents. This places Havering at #191 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 28.4% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

monitoring86.43 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment1,989 crimes recorded in April 2026
leaderboardRanked #191 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
trending_downCrime down 0.1% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

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Total Crimes

1,989

trending_down -3.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

86.43per 1k

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#191of 331

Ranked by annual rate

Outer London

#8rank

Ranked by annual rate

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 59	59
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 56	56
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14 Drugs: 9	14
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 13 Vehicle crime: 7	13
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 15	15
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 14	14
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14	14
On or near Parking Area Map	Drugs: 10 Theft from the person: 3	10
On or near Shopping Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 13	13
On or near Supermarket Map	Robbery: 6 Other theft: 5	6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

1,989 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

565

28.4%

Anti-social Behaviour

398

20.0%

Vehicle Crime

190

9.6%

Shoplifting

190

9.6%

Criminal Damage & Arson

130

6.5%

Public Order

115

5.8%

Other Theft

110

5.5%

Drug Offences

101

5.1%

Burglary

3.0%

Robbery

2.4%

Theft from Person

1.7%

Other Crime

1.3%

Weapons Possession

0.9%

Bicycle Theft

0.3%

Crime Analysis: Havering

Havering recorded 1,989 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 86.43 per 1,000 residents — above the national average for England and Wales, ranked #191 of 331.

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in Havering at 28.4%. Anti-social Behaviour (20.0%) and Vehicle Crime (9.6%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in Havering have held relatively steady over the past year at around 86.43 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

All figures are published monthly by Metropolitan Police Service through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

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Ward Safety Rankings

20 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	St Edward's	282	196.1
2	Beam Park	111	136.8
3	Heaton	171	118.7
4	Rainham & Wennington	157	106.5
5	St Alban's	75	94.3

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Hylands & Harrow Lodge	61	3.0
shield	Hacton	33	3.9
shield	Cranham	29	2.2
shield	Havering-atte-Bower	76	3.5
shield	Emerson Park	22	2.3

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -3.9%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -0.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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