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Crime in RM3 8EG

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

Neighbourhood
Harold Hill West
Council
Havering
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,084 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RM3 8EG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM3 8EG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 8EGNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Other theft9.44.5
Shoplifting8.38.4
Public order6.24.6
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Burglary5.29.1
Drugs4.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.11.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 59% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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80
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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