Total Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chestnut Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hylands & Harrow Lodge , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Avenue (RM12 4HD) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Avenue (RM12 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barton Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (4 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 | Drugs | Aldwych Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mansard Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mansard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Aldwych Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Avenue | — |
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