Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harwood Avenue area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Emerson Park , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harwood Avenue (RM11 2NU) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Emerson Park average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwood Avenue (RM11 2NU), the main crime hotspot is near Ardleigh Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ardleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Court Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Douglas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Glen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Redden Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cecil Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cecil Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Ardleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ardleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ardleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardleigh Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redden Court Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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