Postcode · Harlow
Crime in CM17 0SA
How much crime is recorded in CM17 0SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Harlow & Newhall
- Council
- Harlow
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,505 (2024)
How safe is CM17 0SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM17 0SA 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
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 0SANational
Violence and sexual offences27.223.6
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Public order7.64.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Shoplifting5.08.4
Burglary4.99.1
Drugs4.22.4
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.