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Crime in RM2 5

How much crime is recorded in RM2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Havering
Region
London
Population
13,067 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RM2 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM2 5, 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).

RM2 5National
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Shoplifting6.88.4
Burglary6.89.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.04.6
Theft from the person1.72.1
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.51.4
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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