Total Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oswald Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Elm Park , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oswald Close (RM12 5DF) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Elm Park average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswald Close (RM12 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Kendal Croft. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oswald Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Furness Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adnams Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coniston Way Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunningford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunningford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunningford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liphook Close —
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Data Sources

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