Total Crime Rate
39.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cecil Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Emerson Park , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cecil Avenue (RM11 2NA) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Emerson Park average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cecil Avenue (RM11 2NA), the main crime hotspot is near Ardleigh Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Squirrels Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cecil Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oak Glen | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cecil Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ardleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ardleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ardleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ardleigh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardleigh Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Crescent | — |
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