Total Crime Rate
79.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Clements Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 258th highest 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 St Clements Avenue (RM3 0HY) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher than the Harold Wood average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Clements Avenue (RM3 0HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larch Place, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holdbrook Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridgemere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Huntingdon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gulderose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rose Garden Close | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridgemere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holdbrook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Safflower Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wessex Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Huntingdon Drive | Under investigation |
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