Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 34.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Royston Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 218th 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 Royston Road (RM3 0SR) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Harold Wood average (72.4 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royston Road (RM3 0SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queens Park Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colchester Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Royston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Little Aston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sunnydene Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firham Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firham Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sunnydene Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arundel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arundel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arundel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hoylake Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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