Total Crime Rate
155.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Melville Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Rainham & Wennington , and the 85th highest crime rate of 744 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 Melville Road (RM13 9TZ) in the last 12 months was 155.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Melville Road (RM13 9TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melville Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Helens Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferro Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Helens Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowper Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Palliser Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Palliser Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferro Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stirling Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wennington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wennington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wennington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingrebourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B1335 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stirling Close | β |
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