Total Crime Rate

1433.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1433.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 527.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 233.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 185.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.6 10/10
  • Public order 103.2 10/10
  • Other theft 87.2 10/10
  • Robbery 50.5 10/10
  • Drugs 32.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Burglary 27.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mercury Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 744 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 3FD) in the last 12 months was 1433.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1725.9% higher than the Marshalls & Rise Park average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 230 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 173 (≈ 396.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercury Gardens (RM1 3FD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 587 crimes here, including 198 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mercury Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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