Total Crime Rate
919.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bartholomew Drive area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 8th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bartholomew Drive (RM3 0WB) in the last 12 months was 919.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1171.0% higher than the Harold Wood average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (β 189.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bartholomew Drive (RM3 0WB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rutley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Buttercup Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chadwick Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Columbine Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Long Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tangent Link | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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