Total Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gooshays Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 5th 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 Gooshays Drive (RM3 8PU) in the last 12 months was 3.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% lower than the Harold Wood average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Gooshays Drive (RM3 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melksham Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancing Road (7 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Harris Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | New Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | New Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Amersham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wednesbury Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wednesbury Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amersham Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melksham Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amersham Walk | — |
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