Postcode · Hornchurch
Crime in RM12 5JA
How much crime is recorded in RM12 5JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elm Park West
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,745 (2024)
RM12 5JAHornchurch
How safe is RM12 5JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM12 5JA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 5JANational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order3.84.6
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.51.5
Burglary0.49.1
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.