Total Crime Rate
145.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cross Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 96th 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 Cross Road (RM7 8HX) in the last 12 months was 145.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% 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 Drugs with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Road (RM7 8HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hereford Gardens, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walmer Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argus Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotts Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mawney Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Anson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Redriff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Argus Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hereford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argus Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherrydown Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mawney Close | — |
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