Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 44.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Defoe Way area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Havering-atte-Bower , and the 288th lowest 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 Defoe Way (RM5 2HR) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Havering-atte-Bower average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Defoe Way (RM5 2HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oates Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lodge Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Defoe Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Quarles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Judith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aragon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dereham Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dereham Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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