Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Playfield Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Havering-atte-Bower , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Playfield Avenue (RM5 3JH) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Playfield Avenue (RM5 3JH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Playfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hulse Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gelsthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gelsthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gelsthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gelsthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gelsthorpe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gelsthorpe Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Hampden Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Hampden Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ash Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ash Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goring Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burchwall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brockley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherrydown Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gelsthorpe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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