Total Crime Rate
111.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashvale 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.
View Crime In Havering-atte-Bower| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B175 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avelon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawkhurst Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawkhurst Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashvale Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kiln Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolberry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bolberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bolberry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolberry Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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