Total Crime Rate
66.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crystal Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Elm Park , and the 325th highest 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 Crystal Avenue (RM12 6AB) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Elm Park average (79.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crystal Avenue (RM12 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chepstow Avenue, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Matlock Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hacton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Standen Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Suttons Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suttons Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Standen Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Suttons Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ravenscourt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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