Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Ridgeway 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 The Ridgeway (RM3 0DS) 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 The Ridgeway (RM3 0DS), 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.

Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Melksham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arundel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gubbins Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arundel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arundel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Matthews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holdbrook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melksham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Safflower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melksham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melksham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bridgemere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bridgemere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Huntingdon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Huntingdon Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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