Total Crime Rate
85.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charlock Close 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 Charlock Close (RM3 0LE) 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 Charlock Close (RM3 0LE), the main crime hotspot is near Gubbins Lane. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harold Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | New Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | New Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arlington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rose Garden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gubbins Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gubbins Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gubbins Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ash Flower Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Redwood Avenue | Under investigation |
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