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Crime in CM17 9

How much crime is recorded in CM17 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Harlow
Region
East of England
Population
21,330 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM17 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM17 9, 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
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Shoplifting7.78.4
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Drugs3.32.4
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% 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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