South Hornchurch
Middle areaSouth west Havering. 8,982 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in South Hornchurch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in South Hornchurch
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Hornchurch at a rate of 73.1 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 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 184 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 138 |
| Shoplifting | 77 |
| Other crime | 76 |
| Vehicle crime | 59 |
| Robbery | 38 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Drug offences | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How South Hornchurch compares
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Is South Hornchurch safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Hornchurch at a rate of 73.1 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, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Hornchurch.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (184), anti-social behaviour (138) and shoplifting (77).
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 South Hornchurch alone. See Havering
South Hornchurch in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Hornchurch was £425,000 in 2025.
South Hornchurch had 8,469 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in South Hornchurch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Hornchurch, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.