Crime Rate in South Hornchurch, ward

South Hornchurch has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Havering district and the 3586th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 107th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Hornchurch in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the Havering district average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Hornchurch’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 220 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 254 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Hornchurch ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 82 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Louise Gardens (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.