Postcode · Harlow
Crime in CM17 9BE
How much crime is recorded in CM17 9BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Potter Street
- Council
- Harlow
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,481 (2024)
CM17 9BEHarlow
How safe is CM17 9BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM17 9BE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 9BENational
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Drugs10.32.4
Burglary9.89.1
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft4.84.5
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.