Total Crime Rate
202.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Berwick Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Rainham & Wennington , and the 64th 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 Berwick Road (RM13 9QL) in the last 12 months was 202.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% higher than the Rainham & Wennington average (123.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , 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 9 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berwick Road (RM13 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Wood Lane, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roding Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rainham & Wennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anthony Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitchell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Briscoe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Briscoe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mygrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mygrove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Wood Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Abbey Wood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorn Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Thorn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thorn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lake Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anthony Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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