St Alban's, Havering: Safety
Safety
Crime in St Alban's is higher than the UK average, but it's well below London's. The good news is it's heading in the right direction.
In 2024, St Alban's recorded 132 crimes per 1,000 people. That dropped to 131 in 2025, and 2026 data so far shows a steeper fall. London averages around 204 per 1,000, so St Alban's looks pretty good by comparison.
Burglary's improved significantly — it fell from 58 incidents in 2024 to just 10 so far in 2026. Vehicle crime has dropped sharply too.
For context, neighbouring St Edward's has crime rates more than double those in St Alban's.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Alban's 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. St Alban's 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
St Alban's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
131.4
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Hylands & Harrow Lodge
71.1
Lower than
St Edward's
330.9
Higher than
Rush Green & Crowlands
101.4
Higher than
Squirrels Heath
67.7
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Alban's ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences27%24%
- Anti-social behaviour23%21%
- Drugs9%5%
- Shoplifting7%8%
- Public order7%5%
- Other theft6%9%
- Vehicle crime5%7%
- Criminal damage and arson5%5%
- Robbery3%3%
- Burglary3%4%
- Theft from the person2%8%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%<1%
- Other crime1%1%
