Harlow crime rate Criminal Damage & Arson February 2026.

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, Anti Social Behaviour was our first blog.

Secondly, Burglary was done.

Today we look at Criminal Damage & Arson.

Next we will look at Drugs.

Then it will be Possession of Weapons.

Followed by Robbery.

Then it’s 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/).

Criminal Damage & Arson

Below are the top ten Essex hot spots for Criminal Damage & Arson 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. Chadwell St Mary RM16 4. This postcode recorded 320% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
2. Basildon SS13 3. This postcode recorded 319% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
3. Clacton on Sea CO15 1. This postcode recorded 293% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
4. Southend on Sea SS1 2. This postcode recorded 275% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
5. Jaywick CO15 2. This postcode recorded 253% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
6. Tilbury RM18 7. This postcode recorded 251% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
7. Tilbury RM18 8. This postcode recorded 246% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
8. Grays RM16 5. This postcode recorded 244% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
9. Clacton on Sea CO15 3. This postcode recorded 237% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.

How did Harlow fair?

1. CM18 7 with 177% of the national average. This compares with 182% 6 months ago & 197% this time last year.
2. CM20 3 with 174% of the national average. This compares with 145% 6 months ago & 183% this time last year.
3. CM20 1 with 162% of the national average. This compares with 144% 6 months ago & 149% this time last year.
4. CM19 4 with 149% of the national average. This compares with 140% 6 months ago & 151% this time last year.
5. CM18 6 with 144% of the national average. This compares with 169% 6 months ago & 197% this time last year.
6. CM17 0 with 142% of the national average. This compares with 110% 6 months ago & 100% this time last year.
7. CM20 2 with 131% of the national average. This compares with 130% 6 months ago & 108% this time last year.
8. CM17 9 with 100% of the national average. This compares with 129% 6 months ago & 105% this time last year.
9. CM19 5 with 79% of the national average. This compares with 84% 6 months ago & 79% this time last year.

Conclusion

5 Harlow postcodes saw a fall in Criminal Damage & Arson since this time last year.

3 Harlow postcodes saw a rise in Criminal Damage & Arson since this time last year.

1 Harlow postcode stayed the same.

Overall, the crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson fell by 2% over the last year!

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