Crime Rates at Milton Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 4BN

Milton Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 744 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 Milton Avenue (RM12 4BN) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Avenue (RM12 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelley Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strathmore Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.