Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM3 8NB
How much crime is recorded in RM3 8NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harold Hill East
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,665 (2024)
How safe is RM3 8NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM3 8NB 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
33.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8NBNational
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Burglary9.59.1
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Public order6.74.6
Other theft6.34.5
Drugs4.22.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Shoplifting1.78.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.