Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lake Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Rainham & Wennington , and the 268th lowest 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 Lake Avenue (RM13 9SG) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

In the area around Lake Avenue (RM13 9SG), 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 Thorn Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Thorn Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mygrove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbey Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thorn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lake Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfarm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfarm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Edward Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Wood Lane —
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Data Sources

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