Crime Rate in Upminster, ward

Upminster has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Havering district and the 3724th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 128th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upminster in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Havering district average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upminster’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 231 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upminster ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 80 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Station Approach (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.