Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Robbery 14.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbs Cross Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St Andrew's , and the 48th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbs Cross Gardens (RM12 4FS) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 199.1% higher than the St Andrew's average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbs Cross Gardens (RM12 4FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Billet Lane, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leather Lane (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Abbs Cross Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Leather Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Abbs Cross Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairkytes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victor Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Billet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbs Cross Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grey Towers Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keswick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Appleton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Billet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grey Towers Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victor Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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