Total Crime Rate
114.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princes Park area has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Elm Park , and the 153rd 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 Princes Park (RM13 7EA) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princes Park (RM13 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avelon Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esmond Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In South Hornchurch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Guysfield Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Avelon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stapleton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kingaby Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingaby Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albyns Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avelon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fulmar Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conway Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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