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 in the UK
- 4/10Above average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 8.0/10Good
- 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 | 5.1 |
| 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
68.3 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Havering in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 19,482. Home Office recorded crime: 18,878 (3% apart).
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 5.4% 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 3% |
| Cars broken into | 719 | 2.6 | Down 24% |
| Vehicle tampering | 268 | 0.97 | Down 14% |
| Vandalism to homes | 283 | 1.0 | Down 4% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 59 | 0.21 | Down 52% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 345 | 1.2 | Down 3% |
| Arson | 51 | 0.18 | Down 25% |
| Burglary of homes | 508 | 1.8 | Down 21% |
| Burglary of businesses | 256 | 0.93 | Down 25% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 70 | 0.25 | Up 49% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 109 | 0.39 | Up 31% |
| Robbery of people | 385 | 1.4 | About the same |
| Robbery of businesses | 250 | 0.90 | Up 45% |
| Violence with injury | 1,641 | 5.9 | Up 2% |
| Violence without injury | 2,787 | 10.1 | Up 4% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,760 | 6.4 | Up 9% |
| Sexual offences | 570 | 2.1 | Down 6% |
| Shoplifting | 2,115 | 7.7 | Down 13% |
| Bicycle theft | 104 | 0.38 | Down 2% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 392 | 1.4 | Down 24% |
| Drug dealing | 568 | 2.1 | Up 32% |
| Drug possession | 821 | 3.0 | Up 19% |
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: 13,775 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.
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How often crimes lead to a charge
In Havering, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 6,662 | 6% | 5% | 62% | 18% | 9% |
| Shoplifting | 2,338 | 9% | 5% | 17% | 67% | 3% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2,193 | 2% | 0% | 6% | 89% | 3% |
| Other theft | 1,519 | 1% | 0% | 18% | 78% | 3% |
| Public order | 1,375 | 7% | 2% | 52% | 30% | 9% |
| Drugs | 1,365 | 13% | 34% | 44% | 2% | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 1,336 | 4% | 2% | 29% | 60% | 5% |
| Burglary | 993 | 6% | 1% | 11% | 79% | 4% |
| Robbery | 589 | 6% | 1% | 30% | 59% | 5% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 471 | 1% | 0% | 14% | 81% | 4% |
| Other crime | 350 | 15% | 4% | 45% | 23% | 14% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 119 | 38% | 4% | 30% | 13% | 14% |
| Bicycle theft | 115 | 1% | 0% | 7% | 85% | 7% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Havering, 2023 to 2025: 518 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 75 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 17 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.9 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 14% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Postcode districts in Havering
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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 18,758 recorded crimes a year to 19,128.
- 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 often does crime lead to a charge in Havering?
- In Havering, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 45% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Havering?
- Of 993 burglaries reported in Havering between September 2024 and August 2025, 6% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 79% were closed with no suspect identified.
- 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 3% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Havering?
- 687 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.