Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 138.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wood Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Elm Park , and the 108th highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Lane (RM12 5NH) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% higher than the Elm Park average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (RM12 5NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malan Square, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bader Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilmartin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astra Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sopwith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sopwith Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easedale Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easedale Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sopwith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bradwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradwell Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Astra Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sopwith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrith Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malan Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malan Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malan Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malan Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malan Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penrith Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bader Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bader Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penrith Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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