Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 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 121.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Ridgeway area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 139th 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 The Ridgeway (RM3 0DS) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (RM3 0DS), 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 The Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harris Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Hall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melksham Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gubbins Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gubbins Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gubbins Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery New Hall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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