Total Crime Rate
280.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marlborough Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Cranham , and the 40th 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 Marlborough Gardens (RM14 1SG) in the last 12 months was 280.2 per 1,000 residents and was 585.6% higher than the Cranham average (40.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -1.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marlborough Gardens (RM14 1SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Esdaile Gardens, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avon Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cranham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Avon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Esdaile Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marlborough Gardens | Under investigation |
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