Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashflower Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 225th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashflower Drive (RM3 0FL) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -51.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.5% 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 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larch Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Columbine Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wessex Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridgemere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridgemere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Huntingdon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Huntingdon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Safflower Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rose Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gulderose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Way | — |
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