Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bruce 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 Bruce Avenue (RM12 4HZ) 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 Bruce Avenue (RM12 4HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Billet Lane. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bruce Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Billet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Billet Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Billet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Billet Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairkytes Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Billet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Billet Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billet Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ringwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbs Cross Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbs Cross Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbs Cross Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbs Cross Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbs Cross Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodfield Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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