Total Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Columbine Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Columbine Way (RM3 0XN) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Columbine Way (RM3 0XN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tangent Link, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightingale Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harold Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tangent Link | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tangent Link | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ash Flower Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rose Garden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arlington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spilsby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aubrietia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mason Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Columbine Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spilsby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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