Total Crime Rate
131.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitethorn Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Emerson Park , and the 113th 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 Whitethorn Gardens (RM11 2AL) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 157.1% higher than the Emerson Park average (50.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitethorn Gardens (RM11 2AL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Emerson Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillview Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wray Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wheatley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellish Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Staverton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellish Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillview Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slewins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wray Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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