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Crime in RM1 2

How much crime is recorded in RM1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Havering
Region
London
Population
19,562 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RM1 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM1 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
48.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

RM1 2National
Violence and sexual offences32.523.6
Shoplifting23.38.4
Anti-social behaviour22.810.7
Burglary13.19.1
Drugs9.22.4
Public order8.64.6
Other theft8.14.5
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Theft from the person6.02.1
Robbery4.61.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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