Total Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Squirrels Heath Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Emerson Park , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 740 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 Squirrels Heath Road (RM3 0LT) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Emerson Park average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Squirrels Heath Road (RM3 0LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Court Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redden Court Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harold Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Squirrels Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Redwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Douglas Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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