Total Crime Rate

111.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 111.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ashvale Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Havering-atte-Bower , and the 164th highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashvale Gardens (RM5 3QA) in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashvale Gardens (RM5 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bolberry Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B175 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashvale Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B175 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avelon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkhurst Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hawkhurst Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashvale Gardens
Apr 2026Drugs Kiln Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bolberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bolberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolberry Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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