Total Crime Rate

1488.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

346.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1488.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 614.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 346.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 199.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 144.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.6 10/10
  • Other theft 89.5 10/10
  • Public order 89.5 10/10
  • Robbery 50.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.3 10/10
  • Drugs 36.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Mercury Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 4th 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 Mercury Gardens (RM1 3FB) in the last 12 months was 1488.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2013.8% higher than the Marshalls & Rise Park average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 268 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 346.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercury Gardens (RM1 3FB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 552 crimes here, including 180 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In St Edward's

Crime Over Time in Mercury Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/160)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercury Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercury Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercury Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercury Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Mercury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mercury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 160

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑