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Postcode sector · Harlow

Crime in CM17 0

How much crime is recorded in CM17 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Harlow
Region
East of England
Population
20,732 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM17 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM17 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).

CM17 0National
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Shoplifting8.48.4
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.14.6
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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