Total Crime Rate

322.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 322.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 70.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard 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 2UU) 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 2UU), the main crime hotspot is near Howard Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garbutt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Garbutt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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