Total Crime Rate
84.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gubbins Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 245th highest crime rate of 744 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 Gubbins Lane (RM3 0BH) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% higher than the Harold Wood average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gubbins Lane (RM3 0BH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matthews Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arundel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Matthews Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gubbins Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matthews Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arundel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holdbrook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wessex Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridgemere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridgemere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Athelstan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Safflower Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arundel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fitzilian Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzilian Avenue | Under investigation |
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