Crime Rate in South Hornchurch, ward

South Hornchurch has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Havering district and the 3300th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 162nd lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Hornchurch in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Havering district average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Hornchurch’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 249 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 31.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 305 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Hornchurch ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cherry Walk, with 68 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Louise Gardens (29 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.