Total Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lancaster Drive area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Elm Park , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Drive (RM12 5SU) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Elm Park average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Drive (RM12 5SU), the main crime hotspot is near Abbs Cross Lane. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernbank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Abbs Cross Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fernbank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fernbank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbs Cross Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbs Cross Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springbank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbs Cross Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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