Total Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Squirrels Heath Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Emerson Park , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Squirrels Heath Road (RM3 0LR) in the last 12 months was 14.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Emerson Park average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Squirrels Heath Road (RM3 0LR), the main crime hotspot is near Matthews Close. Police recorded 30 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Squirrels Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Court Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Redden Court Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redden Court Road | Under investigation |
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