Total Crime Rate

145.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.6 9/10
  • Drugs 53.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Vanguard Close 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 Vanguard Close (RM7 8LH) 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 Vanguard Close (RM7 8LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howe Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Vanguard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mawney Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hertford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mawney Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Hereford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Anson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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