Crap Towns / Havering / Crime

How much crime is there in Havering?

The police recorded 75.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Havering from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 26.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 74.6, down from 79.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	79.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	73.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	74.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	26.1	34.1
Vehicle crime	9.2	3.8
Shoplifting	8.7	7.1
Other theft	6.4	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	5.8	7.0
Public order	5.3	6.6
Drugs	4.4	2.4
Burglary	4.1	3.1
Robbery	2.2	0.6
Theft from the person	1.7	0.4
Other crime	1.2	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock	10.0 km	132
Barking and Dagenham	6.4 km	91.1
Grays	11.8 km	90.0
Purfleet-on-Thames	10.2 km	85.7
Redbridge	10.3 km	77.3
Aveley	7.1 km	76.6
Havering	–	75.9
South Ockendon	7.6 km	73.4
Brentwood	8.8 km	70.7
Bexley	12.6 km	67.4
Chigwell	11.5 km	52.9
The typical town	–	76.2