Harlow crime rate All Crimes

Jukes Estate Agents Harlow bring to an end their in depth look at crime rates in Harlow and where it sits in the bigger picture of Essex and surrounding areas.

Sales and Marketing Director Geoff Flewers explains why: “Harlow often gets a bad press and whilst some of it is deserved, some of it definitely is not! We thought we would look at crime rates in Harlow and see how it compares to the rest of Essex & some close by towns. I accept that even one crime is one too many BUT, Harlow in the main does not come out too badly. We will look at various crimes in different blogs”.

Firstly, Anti Social Behaviour was our first blog that was published on 12th February

Secondly, Burglary was done on the same day

Our third blog on 13th February we looked at Criminal Damage & Arson.

On the 15th we looked at Drugs.

The 16th February saw us publish Possession of Weapons.

Robbery came next.

Then on the 22nd February it was Vehicle Theft.

The 23rd saw Violent Crime.

Finally, today we will look at All Crimes.

All Crimes

Harlow crime rate All Crimes.

Many people think that Harlow will top the charts for all types of crimes in Essex. The following data is for the last 12 months and is supplied by Plumpot (https://a.plumplot.co.uk/).

For these blogs Jukes Estate Agents look at all towns and postcodes within Essex and occasionally, towns that are close to Harlow. Below is the top 9 or10 hotspots (Stansted Airport is nearly always in the top spot as a lot of certain crime happens at airports, if this is the case then we only highlight the top 9).

1. Southend on Sea SS1 2. This postcode recorded 267% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.
2. Southend on Sea SS1 1. This postcode recorded 240% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.
3. Clacton on Sea CO15 1. This postcode recorded 228% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.
4. Basildon SS13 3. This postcode recorded 225% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.
5. Colchester CO3 8. This postcode recorded 222% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.
6. Colchester CO1 1. This postcode recorded 213% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.
7. Chelmsford CM1 1. This postcode recorded 188% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.
8. Jaywick CO15 2. This postcode recorded 188% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.
9. Clacton on Sea CO15 3. This postcode recorded 176% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.

Other relevant postcodes

Bishop’s Stortford CM23 3. This postcode recorded 142% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.

Bishop’s Stortford CM23 2. This postcode recorded 118% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.

How did Harlow fair?

All crimes covers exactly what it says on the tin. Therefore, let’s see how Harlow stands in the ratings:

Firstly, Harlow has 2 of its 9 postcode sectors in the top 25 Essex hot spots for All Crimes:

CM20 1 recorded 158% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.

CM18 7 recorded 154% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.

Secondly, it has 4 of its 9 postcode sectors in the top 50 hot spots for All Crimes:

CM20 3 recorded 140% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.

CM17 0 recorded 127% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.

CM18 6 recorded 120% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.

CM20 2 recorded 117% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.

Finally, the remaining 3 postcode sectors appear in the top 100 hot spots for All Crimes:

CM17 9 recorded 108% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.

CM19 4 recorded 100% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.

CM19 5 recorded 68% of the national crime rate for All Crimes.

Conclusion

Yes, all crimes rates in the UK are too high. However, the whole reason behind our series of blogs on crime is because Harlow, in our opinion gets a bad press when it comes to crime. OK, some of the criticism is justified BUT, who would have guessed that Harlow has NONE of its postcode sectors in the top 10 Essex hot spots and only two of its sectors get into the top 25!

Overall Harlow comes in at 121% of the average national crime rate for All Crimes. That is lower than many Essex towns including Southend, Clacton, Chelmsford, Basildon, Grays, Tilbury and Colchester.

It also rates lower on crime than some of its Hertfordshire neighbours like: Broxbourne, Cheshunt, Cuffley, Ware (SG12 7) and Goffs Oak.

Therefore, as Harlow residents, we all perhaps need to do more to help the Harlow crime rate by being more diligent and joining neighbourhood watch schemes etc. But, the knockers should realise that the are MANY places they could live that are far worse off than Harlow.

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CM20 2 recorded 108% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.

CM17 9 recorded 104% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.

CM19 5 recorded 77% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.