Total Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Melville Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Rainham & Wennington , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 744 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 Melville Road (RM13 9TY) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Rainham & Wennington average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Melville Road (RM13 9TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melville Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elizabeth Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wennington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Melville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferro Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowper Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinewood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Palliser Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B1335 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B1335 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B1335 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingrebourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wennington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wennington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferro Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinewood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palliser Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stirling Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Martin Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palliser Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palliser Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palliser Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stirling Close | β |
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