Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 44.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Squirrels Heath Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 301st lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Squirrels Heath Road (RM3 0NA) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Squirrels Heath Road (RM3 0NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Matthews Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Squirrels Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Matthews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Athelstan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Recreation Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harold View —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fitzilian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzilian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethelburga Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinsmead Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holdbrook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinsmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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