Harlow crime rate Burglary August 2025

Jukes Estate Agents Harlow start their second in depth look at crime rates in Harlow and where it sits in the bigger picture of Essex and surrounding areas.

Jukes did their first one back in February 2025 and have decided to continue it on a 6 month basis.

Sales and Marketing Director Geoff Flewers explains: “I started these blogs about crime in Harlow because I felt that Harlow was getting a lot of flack for being a horrible nasty town. The reality is that whilst any crime is unwelcome and whilst one crime is one too many, people need to be given the facts. As you will see from this blog and those that follow, Harlow sits mid to low table when it comes to Essex. Therefore, before people start ‘having a go’ at how bad Harlow is, they should look at the bigger picture and see that there many many places in Essex (never mind the entire country), that are far worse off than Harlow and in many cases, Harlow is extremely safe in comparison to many other towns.”

Here, Jukes deals with various crime catagories:

Firstly, we published our blog on Anti Social Behaviour on 26th August 2025.

Secondly, this one, Burglary.

Thirdly, will come 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 will look at All Crimes.

There are many people that believe Harlow will ‘top the charts’ for an array of crimes. The following data is supplied by Plumpot (https://a.plumplot.co.uk/).

Burglary

Below are the top ten Essex hot spots for Burglary shown as a percentage of the UK National Average.

IMPORTANT: Stansted Airport tops nearly every category in Essex. When it does, we do not show it as it is not a residential area.

1. Great Stambridge SS4 2. This postcode recorded 269% of the national average crime rate for burglary.
2. Chigwell Row IG7 6. This postcode recorded 244% of the national average crime rate for burglary.
3. Jaywick CO15 2. This postcode recorded 236% of the national average crime rate for burglary.
4. Basildon SS13 3. This postcode recorded 234% of the national average crime rate for burglary.
5. Abridge RM4 1. This postcode recorded 227% of the national average crime rate for burglary.
6. Wickford SS11 7. This postcode recorded 210% of the national average crime rate for burglary.
7. Buckhurst Hill IG9 5. This postcode recorded 198% of the national average crime rate for burglary.
8. Bures CO8 5. This postcode reco189% of the national average crime rate for burglary.
9. Nazeing EN9 2. This postcode recorded 188% of the national average crime rate for burglary.

How does Harlow fair?

1. CM17 0 with 156% of the national average. This compares with 179% 6 months ago.
2. CM18 7 with 125% of the national average. This compares with 153% 6 months ago.
3. CM20 1 with 100% of the national average. This compares with 92% 6 months ago.
4. CM20 3 with 88% of the national average. This compares with 77% 6 months ago.
5. CM19 4 with 86% of the national average. This compares with 121% 6 months ago.
6. CM20 2 with 83% of the national average. This compares with 82% 6 months ago.
7. CM18 6 with 72% of the national average. This compares with 118% 6 months ago.
8. CM19 5 with 71% of the national average. This compares with 75% 6 months ago.
9. CM17 9 with 38% of the national average. This compares with 82% 6 months ago.

Conclusion

When it comes to burglary Harlow again does extremely well against a lot of Essex towns.

6 of its 9 postcode sectors saw a drop in Burglary rates, while 3 saw slight increases.

Overall, Harlow comes in at 91% of the national crime rate for burglary. This is a huge drop from 109% 6 months ago.

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