Total Crime Rate
322.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Howard Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Cranham , and the 32nd 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 Howard Road (RM14 2UE) in the last 12 months was 322.1 per 1,000 residents and was 688.1% higher than the Cranham average (40.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 190.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Howard Road (RM14 2UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Approach (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cranham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Garbutt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Courtenay Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garbutt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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