Hornchurch
Middle areaWest Havering. 8,123 people in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Hornchurch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hornchurch
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hornchurch at a rate of 127.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.6 per 1,000 people across Havering.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 330 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 239 |
| Other crime | 113 |
| Shoplifting | 95 |
| Vehicle crime | 88 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Drug offences | 35 |
| Robbery | 34 |
| Theft from the person | 23 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hornchurch compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hornchurch safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hornchurch at a rate of 127.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.6 per 1,000 people across Havering.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 81 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hornchurch.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (330), violence and sexual offences (239) and other crime (113).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Havering
These figures are published for the whole of Havering, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Havering and not Hornchurch alone. See Havering
Hornchurch in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hornchurch was £495,000 in 2025.
Hornchurch had 8,001 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Hornchurch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hornchurch, 86.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.