Harlow crime rate Anti Social Behaviour

Jukes Estate Agents Harlow start 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.

Secondly, Burglary.

Thirdly, Criminal Damage & Arson.

Next we will look at Drugs.

Then it will be Possession of Weapons.

Followed by Robbery.

Then Vehicle Theft.

Penultimately Violent Crime.

Finally, we look at All Crimes.

Anti Social Behaviour

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 various towns and postcodes within Essex and occasionally, close towns 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 197% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
2. Basildon SS13 3. This postcode recorded 195% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
3. Colchester CO1 1. This postcode recorded 190% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
4. Sawbridgeworth CM21 9. This postcode recorded 178% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
5. Tilbury RM18 7. This postcode recorded 139% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
6. Colchester CO3 8. This postcode recorded 138% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
7. Chadwell St Mary RM16 4. This postcode recorded 135% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
8. Clacton on Sea CO15 2. This postcode recorded 129% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
9. Basildon SS14 1. This postcode recorded 121% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.

Other relevant postcodes:

Bishop’s Stortford CM23 2 recorded 212% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.

Also, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 3 recorded 200% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.

Plus, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 5 recorded 151% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.

How does Harlow fair?

Would it surprise Harlow residents that CM17 0, so a postcode sector that includes Old Harlow & Gilden Park was in second spot for Harlow? It surprised Jukes Estate Agents Harlow.

1. CM20 1 recorded 85% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
2. CM17 0 recorded 79% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
3. CM18 7 recorded 75% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
4. CM20 3 recorded 74% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
5. CM18 6 recorded 70% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.

The five postcodes above all appear in the top 50 for Essex but are all below the national average

The following 4 are all in the top 100:

1. CM20 2 recorded 67% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
2. CM19 4 recorded 62% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
3. CM17 9 recorded 60% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.
4. CM19 5 recorded 39% of the national average crime rate for Anti Social Behaviour.

Conclusion

When it comes to Anti Social Behaviour, Harlow doesn’t do too bad. Everyone of its 9 postcode sectors perform below the national average. Any Anti Social Behaviour crime is bad & even one is too one too many. However, it seems to back up what Co owners of Jukes Estate Agents Harlow Lee Venables & Geoff Flewers think in that people need to see the bigger picture. It’s a national problem rather than just a local problem. Geoff said: “We just hope that the council and police continue to keep Harlow below the national average and actually drive Anti Social Behaviour down even lower!

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