Postcode · Harlow
Crime in CM17 9FF
How much crime is recorded in CM17 9FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Harlow & Newhall
- Council
- Harlow
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,824 (2024)
How safe is CM17 9FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM17 9FF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 9FFNational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Other theft6.24.5
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs3.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Burglary0.99.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.