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Crime in RM3 9EA

How much crime is recorded in RM3 9EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Petersfield Avenue & Duck Wood
Council
Havering
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,598 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RM3 9EA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM3 9EA 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
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 9EANational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Anti-social behaviour22.010.7
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Public order7.64.6
Burglary5.89.1
Other theft5.64.5
Drugs5.22.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% 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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