Total Crime Rate
101.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sheffield Gardens area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Gooshays , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Havering .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sheffield Gardens (RM3 9YJ) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Gooshays average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheffield Gardens (RM3 9YJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakley Drive, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Settle Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tiverton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petersfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dagnam Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dagnam Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidhu Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sheffield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petersfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stratton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stratton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stratton Road | Under investigation |
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