Total Crime Rate
112.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lynwood Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Havering-atte-Bower , and the 158th highest crime rate of 740 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 Lynwood Drive (RM5 2RA) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% higher than the Havering-atte-Bower average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lynwood Drive (RM5 2RA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Havering-atte-Bower| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Larchwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burchwall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gelsthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gelsthorpe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fuller'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gelsthorpe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Larchwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larchwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Judith Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gelsthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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