Total Crime Rate

512.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 512.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 265.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essex Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 17th highest crime rate of 744 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 Essex Road (RM7 8BY) in the last 12 months was 512.4 per 1,000 residents and was 552.6% higher than the Marshalls & Rise Park average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (RM7 8BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blenheim Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Blenheim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amberley Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winston Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Birch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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