Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dove Walk area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Elm Park , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 744 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 Dove Walk (RM12 5HH) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Elm Park average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dove Walk (RM12 5HH), the main crime hotspot is near Malan Square. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malan Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bader Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Robinson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cavendish Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradwell Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heron Flight Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fulmar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bader Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malan Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malan Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malan Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillam Way | Under investigation |
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