Total Crime Rate

331.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.7 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 331.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.7 8/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Other theft 35.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.1 10/10
  • Robbery 15.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mercury Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mercury Gardens (RM1 3HE) in the last 12 months was 331.1 per 1,000 residents and was 370.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 185.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercury Gardens (RM1 3HE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 956 crimes here, including 287 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mercury Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/175)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grimshaw Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grimshaw Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grimshaw Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Grimshaw Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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