St Edward's, Havering: Safety
Safety
Crime rates in St Edward's are higher than both the UK and London averages. The good news is the trend's improving — total recorded crimes dropped from 3,630 in 2024 to 3,418 in 2025.
In 2024, St Edward's recorded 348 crimes per 1,000 people. That's well above London's average of 210 and the UK average of 92. Anti-social behaviour and violent crime make up the bulk of incidents here, so that's something to consider.
Burglary rates are actually below the London average, and vehicle crime sits roughly in line with it. Neighbouring areas like Marshalls & Rise Park have much lower crime rates, so things vary quite a bit across this part of Havering.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Edward'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 Edward'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 Edward's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
330.9
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
St Alban's
131.4
Higher than
Mawneys
87.1
Higher than
Rush Green & Crowlands
101.4
Higher than
Squirrels Heath
67.7
Higher than
Marshalls & Rise Park
55.4
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Edward's ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences26%24%
- Anti-social behaviour18%21%
- Shoplifting15%8%
- Public order7%5%
- Drugs7%5%
- Other theft6%9%
- Theft from the person6%8%
- Criminal damage and arson4%5%
- Robbery4%3%
- Vehicle crime3%7%
- Burglary2%4%
- Other crime1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%<1%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
