Crime Rates at Watson Gardens, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0WZ

Watson Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Emerson Park , and the 308th highest crime rate of 740 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 Watson Gardens (RM3 0WZ) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Gardens (RM3 0WZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ardleigh Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.