Total Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gooshays Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harold Wood , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 744 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 9HR) in the last 12 months was 3.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% lower than the Harold Wood average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Gooshays Drive (RM3 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melksham Close, where police recorded 16 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colchester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sunnydene Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Melksham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melksham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Melksham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melksham Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sunnydene Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harlesden Close | Under investigation |
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