Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 34.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.6 3/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ascension Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Havering-atte-Bower , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 740 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 Ascension Road (RM5 3RS) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ascension Road (RM5 3RS), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ascension Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chase Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Irons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staple Close —
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Data Sources

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