Total Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Merlin Gardens area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Havering-atte-Bower , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merlin Gardens (RM5 3YD) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Gardens (RM5 3YD), 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 Merlin Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashvale Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolberry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galleywood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chelmsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avelon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushy Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B175 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
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Data Sources

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