Squirrels Heath, Havering: Safety
Safety
Squirrels Heath is significantly safer than London and the UK as a whole, and crime here keeps dropping.
In 2024, the neighbourhood recorded 66.5 crimes per 1,000 people — well below London's average of 209.5 and the UK average of 91.6. By 2025, that figure had fallen to 62.1 per 1,000. The 2026 data shows the improvement continuing.
Compared to nearby neighbourhoods, Squirrels Heath stands out. St Edward's recorded 348.3 crimes per 1,000 in 2024, for instance. Even quieter areas like Marshalls and Rise Park sit at similar levels to Squirrels Heath.
Anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime have both fallen year on year — the kinds of issues that really affect how safe you feel day to day.
Source: police-recorded crime for Squirrels Heath ward (Metropolitan Police Service, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Squirrels Heath ward: Metropolitan Police Service data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Squirrels Heath ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
67.7
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Similar to
Hylands & Harrow Lodge
71.1
Lower than
St Alban's
131.4
Lower than
St Edward's
330.9
Lower than
Harold Wood
82.3
Higher than
Emerson Park
42.1
Higher than
Marshalls & Rise Park
55.4
Lower than
St Andrew's
94
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Squirrels Heath ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences27%24%
- Anti-social behaviour21%21%
- Vehicle crime11%7%
- Shoplifting9%8%
- Other theft7%9%
- Criminal damage and arson5%5%
- Public order5%5%
- Drugs4%5%
- Burglary4%4%
- Robbery2%3%
- Other crime2%1%
- Theft from the person1%8%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Possession of weapons<1%<1%
