Crime Rates at The Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 4AY

The Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Andrew's , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (RM12 4AY) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the St Andrew's average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (RM12 4AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leather Lane, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.