Crime in Havering
Recorded crime in Havering is 0.9 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 2%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
276,274 residents in 153 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 4/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.9/10Good
- 5-year change
- +2%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 2% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Havering, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the England and Wales average. 68 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 49% of the harm here
- Burglary: 17% of the harm here
- Robbery: 14% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 19 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.9 |
| Burglary | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 22.4 |
| Drugs | 3.2 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 1.0 |
| Other theft | 6.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.5 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 9.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.1 |
| Public order | 4.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 |
| Shoplifting | 5.8 |
What crimes are recorded in Havering
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.5% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 1,034 | 3.7 | Down 4% |
| Cars broken into | 719 | 2.6 | Down 26% |
| Vehicle tampering | 268 | 0.97 | Down 16% |
| Vandalism to homes | 283 | 1.0 | Down 4% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 59 | 0.21 | Down 52% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 346 | 1.3 | Down 4% |
| Arson | 51 | 0.18 | Down 25% |
| Burglary of homes | 508 | 1.8 | Down 21% |
| Burglary of businesses | 255 | 0.92 | Down 26% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 69 | 0.25 | Up 50% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 107 | 0.39 | Up 29% |
| Robbery of people | 384 | 1.4 | About the same |
| Robbery of businesses | 248 | 0.90 | Up 43% |
| Violence with injury | 1,642 | 5.9 | Up 2% |
| Violence without injury | 2,795 | 10.1 | Up 4% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,757 | 6.4 | Up 9% |
| Sexual offences | 572 | 2.1 | Down 6% |
| Shoplifting | 2,121 | 7.7 | Down 12% |
| Bicycle theft | 104 | 0.38 | Down 2% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 389 | 1.4 | Down 25% |
| Drug dealing | 565 | 2.0 | Up 32% |
| Drug possession | 822 | 3.0 | Up 20% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,806 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Havering.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Postcode districts in Havering
Questions about crime in Havering
- Is Havering a safe place to live?
- Havering scores 4 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Havering?
- Up 2% over 5 years, from 18,742 recorded crimes a year to 19,078.
- What is the most common crime in Havering?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 22 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How many cars are stolen in Havering?
- In Havering, the police recorded 1,034 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 3.7 per 1,000 residents, down 4% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Havering?
- 688 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Havering in 2025/26, 2.5 per 1,000 residents, 0.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Havering last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Havering in 2025/26, against 0 the year before.