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Postcode sector · Harlow

Crime in CM20 3

How much crime is recorded in CM20 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Harlow
Region
East of England
Population
18,328 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM20 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM20 3, 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
53.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3National
Violence and sexual offences41.723.6
Shoplifting18.38.4
Burglary10.59.1
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Public order9.84.6
Other theft7.74.5
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Drugs5.52.4
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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.

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