Crime Rate in Harold Wood, ward

Harold Wood has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Havering district and the 3484th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 135th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Harold Wood in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Havering district average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Harold Wood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 261 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 356 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Harold Wood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.