Total Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Safflower Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Safflower Lane (RM3 0LQ) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Safflower Lane (RM3 0LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Safflower Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gulderose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gubbins Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Huntingdon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Huntingdon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wessex Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Matthews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bridgemere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bridgemere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holdbrook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Safflower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rose Garden Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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