Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birch Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 202nd 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 Birch Road (RM7 8EP) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Road (RM7 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Platinum Court —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vanguard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbotts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mawney Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mawney Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platinum Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Platinum Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Platinum Court —
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Data Sources

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