Total Crime Rate
182.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsmead Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsmead Avenue (RM1 2JD) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 178.7% higher than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsmead Avenue (RM1 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Exchange Street. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Alban's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hearn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Regarth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havana Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Havana Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Havana Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Havana Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Havana Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Havana Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Havana Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havana Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havana Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regarth Avenue | Under investigation |
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