Total Crime Rate
62.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashflower Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 341st highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashflower Drive (RM3 0FL) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashflower Drive (RM3 0FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Juniper Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightingale Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harold Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | New Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arlington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Redwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harris Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mason Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Columbine Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | New Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rose Garden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ash Flower Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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