Crime Rate in Squirrels Heath, ward

Squirrels Heath has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Havering district and the 3088th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 67th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Squirrels Heath in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Havering district average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Squirrels Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 271 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -17.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 344 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Squirrels Heath ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 90 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Elvet Avenue (31 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.