Total Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Court Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 311th lowest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Court Gardens (RM3 0XT) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Court Gardens (RM3 0XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bates Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petersfield Close (6 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 | Other theft | Penrith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penzance Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardy Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Penzance Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penrith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Retford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Retford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bates Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Geoffrey Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petersfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tarnworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardy Court | — |
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