Postcode · Harlow
Crime in CM20 3RT
How much crime is recorded in CM20 3RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nettleswell
- Council
- Harlow
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,846 (2024)
CM20 3RTHarlow
How safe is CM20 3RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM20 3RT area, 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 3RTNational
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Burglary4.39.1
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft2.94.5
Robbery2.01.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.