Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lake Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Rainham & Wennington , and the 342nd lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lake Avenue (RM13 9SE) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Rainham & Wennington average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Avenue (RM13 9SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairview Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfarm Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lake Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lake Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairview Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Syracuse Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lake Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fagus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairview Avenue —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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