Crime Rate in Hacton, ward

Hacton has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Havering district and the 2267th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 37th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hacton in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower than the Havering district average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hacton’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 171 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hacton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Chepstow Avenue, with 62 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hacton Lane (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.