Crime Rates at Chepstow Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 6AU

Chepstow Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cranham , and the 34th highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chepstow Avenue (RM12 6AU) in the last 12 months was 323.3 per 1,000 residents and was 667.7% higher than the Cranham average (42.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chepstow Avenue (RM12 6AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chepstow Avenue, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kempton Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.