Total Crime Rate

919.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 919.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 284.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 219.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Other theft 65.7 10/10
  • Public order 65.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Robbery 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
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

Sunflower Way 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 Sunflower Way (RM3 0XB) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Sunflower Way (RM3 0XB), 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.

Crime Over Time in Sunflower Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gulderose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buttercup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Columbine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chadwick Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Juniper Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Long Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tangent Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rutley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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