Total Crime Rate

773.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 773.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 270.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Other theft 58.4 10/10
  • Public order 54.7 10/10
  • Robbery 47.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.5 10/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sunflower Way area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 10th highest crime rate of 740 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 Sunflower Way (RM3 0XB) in the last 12 months was 773.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1074.4% higher than the Harold Wood average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 171.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunflower Way (RM3 0XB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunflower Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Drive —
Apr 2026Robbery Bryant Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bryant Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Columbine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tangent Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tangent Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Long Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrietia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arlington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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