Total Crime Rate

531.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 531.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.5 10/10
  • Public order 66.4 10/10
  • Other theft 33.2 10/10
  • Robbery 29.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
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

Matthews Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 16th 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 Matthews Close (RM3 0DN) in the last 12 months was 531.1 per 1,000 residents and was 706.2% higher than the Harold Wood average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 224.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matthews Close (RM3 0DN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Matthews Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gubbins Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Squirrels Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gubbins Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gubbins Lane —
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Data Sources

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