Crime Rate in Harold Wood, ward

Harold Wood has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Havering district and the 3214th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 184th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Harold Wood in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower than the Havering district average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Harold Wood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 280 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 368 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Harold Wood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 242 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.