Total Crime Rate

156.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lowshoe Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Havering-atte-Bower , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowshoe Lane (RM5 2AP) in the last 12 months was 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 111.7% higher than the Havering-atte-Bower average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowshoe Lane (RM5 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lowshoe Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Repulse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eaton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ash Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riversdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ash Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Repulse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Repulse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lowshoe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lowshoe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hulse Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Argus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argus Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argus Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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