Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ambleside Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Elm Park , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 740 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 Ambleside Avenue (RM12 5ES) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher than the Elm Park average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Avenue (RM12 5ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Broadway (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tadworth Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sopwith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sopwith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sopwith Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penrith Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penrith Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrith Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilmartin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malan Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malan Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sopwith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malan Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elm Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easedale Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easedale Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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