Postcode · Hornchurch
Crime in RM12 4AR
How much crime is recorded in RM12 4AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hylands
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,834 (2024)
RM12 4ARHornchurch
How safe is RM12 4AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM12 4AR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
RM12 4ARNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary10.59.1
Other theft9.54.5
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.62.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Shoplifting1.48.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.