Harlow crime rate Criminal Damage and Arson
Jukes Estate Agents Harlow continue 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
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.
Criminal Damage and Arson
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).
- Jaywick CO15 2. This postcode recorded 277% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
- Basildon SS13 3. This postcode recorded 258% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
- Southend on Sea SS1 2. This postcode recorded 254% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
- Clacton on Sea CO15 1. This postcode recorded 251% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
- Tilbury RM18 7. This postcode recorded 150% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
- Colchester CO3 8. This postcode recorded 236% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
- Wickford SS12 9. This postcode recorded 220% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
- Basildon SS13 5. This postcode recorded 212% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
- Chadwell St Mary RM16 4. This postcode recorded 211% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
Other relevant postcodes:
Bishop’s Stortford CM23 3 recorded 120% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
Also, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 5 recorded 107% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
Plus, Sawbridgeworth CM21 0 recorded 100% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
Finally, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 4 recorded just 32% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
How does Harlow fair?
Once again Harlow has none of its 9 postcode sectors in the top 10. Once again we reiterate that one case of criminal damage or arson it one too many but here is how Harlow stands:
The three postcode sectors below all appear in the top 25 hotspots in Essex:
CM18 6 recorded 197% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
CM18 7 also recorded 197% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
CM20 3 recorded 183% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
The two postcode sectors below both appear in the top 50 hotspots in Essex:
CM19 4 recorded 151% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
CM20 1 recorded 149% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
The four postcode sectors below all appear in the top 100 Essex hot spots:
CM17 9 recorded 105% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
CM20 2 recorded 108% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
CM17 0 recorded 100% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
CM19 5 recorded 79% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage and Arson.
Conclusion
Harlow has none of its postcode sectors in the top 10.
It has 3 in the top 25, 2 in the top 50 and 4 in the top 100.
Whilst this is still too high, it shows that Harlow fairs much better than towns like Basildon, Southend on Sea, Colchester & Clacton on Sea. It even fairs better than Wickford and Chadwell St Mary. It is on an even par with the likes of Grays and Chelmsford.
At the risk of repeating ourselves, this is a widespread problem, not just Harlow!
Go to somewhere like Saffron Walden where the crime rate is only 43% of the national average and you find that the average property price is £526,000.