Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Briars Walk area has the 20th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Emerson Park , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briars Walk (RM3 0DH) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Emerson Park average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briars Walk (RM3 0DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gubbins Lane, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Matthews Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Briars Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gubbins Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rose Garden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ash Flower Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Redwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Court Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Squirrels Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Douglas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gubbins Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gubbins Lane Local resolution
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Data Sources

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