Total Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arlington Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arlington Gardens (RM3 0EB) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Harold Wood average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arlington Gardens (RM3 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Juniper Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Garden Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Arlington Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Columbine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Safflower Lane 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melksham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rose Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gulderose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way

Data Sources

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