Total Crime Rate
96.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gobions Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Havering-atte-Bower , and the 207th 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 Gobions Avenue (RM5 3SS) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gobions Avenue (RM5 3SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gobions Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bartlow Gardens (8 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 | Wallace Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Faircross Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galleywood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gobions Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gobions Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chelmsford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avelon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chase Cross Road | Under investigation |
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