Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.8 6/10
  • Drugs 24.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 9.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridgeway area has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Emerson Park , and the 350th highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (RM2 5BU) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% higher than the Emerson Park average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (RM2 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Ivians Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near James Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tudor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ivians Drive —
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Data Sources

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