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Crime in RM3 8AF

How much crime is recorded in RM3 8AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Harold Hill East
Council
Havering
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,193 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RM3 8AF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM3 8AF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

RM3 8AFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs2.82.4
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.54.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Robbery1.21.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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