Total Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood Lane area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Elm Park , and the 366th lowest crime rate of 744 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 Wood Lane (RM12 5JA) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Elm Park average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (RM12 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Malan Square. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malan Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finucane Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malan Square —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bader Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bader Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillam Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malan Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silverdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boulter Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boulter Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silverdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tempest Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrith Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penrith Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coronation Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malan Square —
Sep 2025Robbery Tempest Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tempest Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tempest Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tempest Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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