London · Neighbourhood crime trends

London Havering

Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighbourhood, Havering, Q1 2023 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

16 neighbourhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighbourhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2023

London as a whole averaged 28.0 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while Havering averaged 19.8 (leaving out 3 places with almost no residents), hence it is generally safer when all crimes are considered.

How do the 16 neighbourhoods of Havering compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 5,273 crimes across them, 19.8 for every 1,000 residents. That is 4.5% below a year earlier and 5.0% above Q1 2023, the first quarter we track.

Upminster Bridge has the lowest rate of the everyday neighbourhoods (11.5 per 1,000), followed by Upminster (12.0) and Gidea Park (12.1). Rainham has the highest (40.5).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 16 LONDON HAVERING NEIGHBOURHOODs race across 14 quarter periods from Q1 2023 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against London's average.

Neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations (NaPTAN, Department for Transport) and OS Open Names. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024; contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

A little history

Havering in London. London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years, its ancient core having been founded by the Romans as Londinium. Havering lies in East London and forms part of Outer London; it is the easternmost London borough. The area is mainly suburban, with large areas of protected open space, and its principal town is Romford.

Notable neighbourhoods in Havering include:

Hornchurch. Hornchurch is a suburban town in the London Borough of Havering. It historically formed a large ancient parish in Essex that became the manor and liberty of Havering. It became an urban district in 1926 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. Queen's Theatre, Havering Sixth Form College and Havering College of Further and Higher Education are located there.

Upminster Bridge. Upminster Bridge is a crossing of the River Ingrebourne between Hornchurch and Upminster. The bridge is known to have existed since at least 1375, and the current brick bridge opened in 1892. It gave its name to the nearby Upminster Bridge tube station, which opened in 1934.

Lowest rate (everyday)

Upminster Bridge

11.5 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Rainham

40.5 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

19.8 per 1,000

4.5% below a year earlier ·

5.0% above Q1 2023

Compared

16 neighbourhoods

265,693 residents · 14 quarters

London Havering neighbourhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2023 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighbourhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

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Upminster Bridge Station Building 2021 1, Upminster Bridge — **Upminster Bridge** · Upminster Bridge Station Building 2021 1
Photo: TheFrog001, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

St Laurence, Upminster from the Road 2025-01-28, Upminster — **Upminster** · St Laurence, Upminster from the Road 2025-01-28
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

London in the Distance, Hornchurch — **Hornchurch** · London in the Distance
Photo: nickstone333, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

From Emerson Park Looking Towards Romford, Emerson Park — **Emerson Park** · From Emerson Park Looking Towards Romford
Photo: Romfordian, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Richardson's Hall 1, Romford — **Romford** · Richardson's Hall 1
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Thames, Rainham — **Rainham** · The Thames
Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

Liftoff in Goodyear Blimp from Damyns Hall Aerodrome 2026-07-08, Corbets Tey — **Corbets Tey** · Liftoff in Goodyear Blimp from Damyns Hall Aerodrome 2026-07-08
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Dracula's House, Purfleet, Purfleet — **Purfleet** · Dracula's House, Purfleet
Photo: shirokazan, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

How neighbourhoods moved each quarter

2023

Whole-area crime rate 18.9 to 20.8 per 1,000 (high: Q4 2023).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved down Marks Gate 2nd→14th (Q2) Wennington 2nd→10th (Q3) moved up Havering-atte-Bower 14th→10th (Q4)

2024

Whole-area crime rate 19.7 to 20.9 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2024).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Wennington 8th→2nd (Q1) Havering-atte-Bower 10th→6th (Q1) Havering-atte-Bower 6th→2nd (Q2) Upminster Bridge 6th→2nd (Q3) moved down Havering-atte-Bower 2nd→7th (Q3) Wennington 4th→8th (Q3) Marks Gate 16th→4th (Q4) Upminster Bridge 2nd→10th (Q4)

2025

Whole-area crime rate 18.1 to 20.9 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2025).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Collier Row 9th→5th (Q1) Upminster Bridge 10th→6th (Q1) moved down Marks Gate 4th→14th (Q1) Chase Cross 9th→5th (Q4) Havering-atte-Bower 12th→6th (Q4) Emerson Park 6th→10th (Q4)

2026

Whole-area crime rate 18.4 to 19.8 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved down Havering-atte-Bower 6th→13th (Q1) Chase Cross 4th→8th (Q2)

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: violent incidents were 35% (1,854), public order incidents were 27% (1,444), property incidents were 27% (1,416) and vehicle crimes were 11% (559).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighbourhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

Left out: Corbets Tey; Purfleet; Rise Park. They have almost no residents: their crimes are against visitors, so a rate per resident says little about living there.

Noak Hill (41.5 per 1,000 from 14 crimes among 337 residents), North Ockendon (2.2 per 1,000 from 1 crime among 456 residents), Marks Gate (21.9 per 1,000 from 15 crimes among 684 residents), Havering-atte-Bower (19.7 per 1,000 from 23 crimes among 1,166 residents) and Wennington (18.1 per 1,000 from 54 crimes among 2,984 residents) are places with few residents (under 3,000): a rate on so few people says little about living there, so they are not named as the lowest or highest.

The 16 neighbourhoods on the map

Havering is made of 16 neighbourhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations and OS Open Names: 265,693 residents between them.

Chase Cross
Collier Row
Elm Park
Emerson Park
Gidea Park
Harold Wood
Havering-atte-Bower
Hornchurch
Marks Gate
Noak Hill
North Ockendon
Rainham
Romford
Upminster
Upminster Bridge
Wennington

All 16 neighbourhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2023.
#	Neighbourhood	Residents	All	Violent	Property	Vehicle	Public order	Rate vs Q1 2023	Places gained
1	North Ockendon †	456	2.2	0.0	2.2	0.0	0.0	0%	–
2	Upminster Bridge	9,598	11.5	4.8	1.7	1.9	3.1	6%	2
3	Upminster	21,939	12.0	3.3	3.6	2.2	3.0	7%	2
4	Gidea Park	25,944	12.1	4.1	2.4	1.9	3.7	19%	5
5	Hornchurch	12,575	13.8	4.8	2.6	2.5	3.7	8%	2
6	Collier Row	11,466	14.6	3.8	5.5	1.2	4.0	20%	5
7	Elm Park	33,372	14.9	5.8	2.9	1.7	4.7	26%	1
8	Chase Cross	3,876	15.2	6.5	1.6	1.3	5.9	8%	2
9	Wennington †	2,984	18.1	7.0	3.0	3.0	5.0	69%	6
10	Emerson Park	16,245	18.9	6.5	5.8	2.2	4.4	27%	2
11	Harold Wood	51,315	19.0	7.3	4.2	1.7	5.8	17%	4
12	Havering-atte-Bower †	1,166	19.7	7.7	3.4	1.7	6.9	8%	2
13	Marks Gate †	684	21.9	11.7	1.5	2.9	5.8	114%	11
14	Romford	65,424	30.0	10.7	8.8	2.5	8.0	9%	2
15	Rainham	8,312	40.5	10.6	19.0	3.6	7.3	101%	3
16	Noak Hill †	337	41.5	17.8	3.0	8.9	11.9	100%	3

† Noak Hill, North Ockendon, Marks Gate, Havering-atte-Bower and Wennington are places with few residents. A rate on a very small number of residents or crimes is not comparable with the others.

Photographs

30 photographs of the 16 neighbourhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 30 photographs and their credits

Upminster Bridge · Upminster Bridge Station Building 2021 1. Photo: TheFrog001, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Upminster · St Laurence, Upminster from the Road 2025-01-28. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hornchurch · London in the Distance. Photo: nickstone333, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Emerson Park · From Emerson Park Looking Towards Romford. Photo: Romfordian, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Romford · Richardson's Hall 1. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rainham · The Thames. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Corbets Tey · Liftoff in Goodyear Blimp from Damyns Hall Aerodrome 2026-07-08. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Purfleet · Dracula's House, Purfleet. Photo: shirokazan, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Upminster Bridge · Upminster Bridge Tube Station 1. Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Hornchurch · Oh My Cod! Hornchurch. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Emerson Park · Emerson Park Railway Station Roundel 2021. Photo: TheFrog001, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Romford · Havering Museum 2. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rainham · A Handsome House. Photo: shirokazan, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Purfleet · End of the LOOP. Photo: shirokazan, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Hornchurch · Crocheted Post Box in Hornchurch. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Emerson Park · Emerson Park Platform, Towards Romford, 2021. Photo: TheFrog001, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Romford · Romford Fire Station. Photo: Tbmurray, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rainham · Rainham Hall and Tearoom. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Hornchurch · 1956 High Street Hornchurch & Tower Picture House Essex RP. Photo: mark's vintage topographical postcards, Public domain · Flickr
Romford · Brookside Theatre, London. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rainham · Rainham Hall. Photo: Dave Hamster, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Romford · St Edward the Confessor, Romford. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Rainham · Rainham Hall. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Romford · PC ROMFORD HIGH STREET SHOPFRONTS ESSEX SANDLE BROS LONDON ADVERT C1910. Photo: mark's vintage topographical postcards, Public domain · Flickr
Rainham · Rainham's Weatherboard Houses. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Romford · The Goose Pub, Romford, London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Rainham · Rainham War Memorial. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Romford · Cash Generator, Romford. Photo: Gene Hunt, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Romford · Richards Avenue, Rush Green. Photo: Gene Hunt, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Romford · Empty Debenhams in Romford. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data as published by the UK Home Office through their national data portal at data.police.uk and licensed under their Open Government Licence v3.0. Reported crime incidents originate from individual Territorial Police Forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Contains ONS data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains NISRA data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighbourhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighbourhood.