Postcode · Harlow
Crime in CM20 2AB
How much crime is recorded in CM20 2AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mark Hall & Templefields
- Council
- Harlow
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
CM20 2ABHarlow
How safe is CM20 2AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM20 2AB 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
46.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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).
CM20 2ABNational
Violence and sexual offences35.823.6
Shoplifting24.98.4
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Burglary8.99.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Public order7.04.6
Other theft5.84.5
Drugs4.02.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.