Postcode · Harlow
Crime in CM17 0LY
How much crime is recorded in CM17 0LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Harlow & Newhall
- Council
- Harlow
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,591 (2024)
CM17 0LYHarlow
How safe is CM17 0LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM17 0LY area, 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
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
CM17 0LYNational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary5.99.1
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Public order3.84.6
Shoplifting2.68.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.82.4
Other theft1.54.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.