Total Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rainsford Way area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rainsford Way (RM12 4BL) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Hylands & Harrow Lodge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rainsford Way (RM12 4BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Franmil Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hylands & Harrow Lodge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maygreen Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mansard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mansard Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Strathmore Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maygreen Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maygreen Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maygreen Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maygreen Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hollywell Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roneo Link | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Franmil Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Franmil Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Franmil Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Franmil Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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