Crime Rates at Recreation Avenue, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0TU

Recreation Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 324th 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 Recreation Avenue (RM3 0TU) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Harold Wood average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Avenue (RM3 0TU), 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.