Crime Rate in St Alban's, ward

St Alban's has the highest crime rate of 20 wards in Havering district and the 259th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 61st highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Alban's in the last 12 months was 209.4 per 1,000 residents and was 126.7% higher than the Havering district average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Alban's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 574 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 15 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 837 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Alban's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Marden Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.