Total Crime Rate

209.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 209.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Poplar Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 61st 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 Poplar Street (RM7 7JD) in the last 12 months was 209.1 per 1,000 residents and was 197.0% higher than the Marshalls & Rise Park average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Street (RM7 7JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barkwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barkwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barkwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barkwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barkwood Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mildmay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poplar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amanda Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Denbar Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drummond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blenheim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blenheim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blenheim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Denbar Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Denbar Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poplar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Denbar Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Denbar Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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