Crime Rate in St Edward's, ward

St Edward's has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Havering district and the 605th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 134th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Edward's in the last 12 months was 153.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% higher than the Havering district average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Edward's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 496 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , down -42.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 727 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Edward's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1078 crimes here, including 333 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.