Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 85.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Firwood Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 241st highest crime rate of 740 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 Firwood Lane (RM3 0FT) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% higher than the Harold Wood average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firwood Lane (RM3 0FT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Firwood Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Redwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rose Garden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ash Flower Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Long Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Douglas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Court Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arlington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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