Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 100.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ashton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 197th highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashton Road (RM3 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Road (RM3 8QQ), 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 Ashton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherleigh Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tangent Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrietia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faringdon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faringdon Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faringdon Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spilsby Road 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 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spilsby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherleigh Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tangent Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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