Postcode · Harlow
Crime in CM18 6EB
How much crime is recorded in CM18 6EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Potter Street
- Council
- Harlow
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,413 (2024)
How safe is CM18 6EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM18 6EB 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
48.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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).
CM18 6EBNational
Violence and sexual offences43.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Shoplifting7.28.4
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Other theft6.04.5
Public order5.14.6
Burglary3.89.1
Drugs3.82.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.