Postcode district · Harlow
Crime in CM19
How much crime is recorded in CM19, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Harlow
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 30,121 (2024)
CM19Postcode district · Harlow
How safe is CM19
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM19, above 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
CM19National
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Burglary10.99.1
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Shoplifting7.68.4
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft6.74.5
Public order6.14.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery0.91.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.