Harlow crime rate Criminal Damage & Arson 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, Anti Social Behaviour was our first blog that was published on 26th August.

Secondly, Burglary was done on 27th August.

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. Basildon SS13 3. This postcode recorded 313% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
2. Chadwell St Mary RM16 4. This postcode recorded 311% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
3. Clacton on Sea CO15 1. This postcode recorded 291% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
4. Jaywick CO15 2. This postcode recorded 272% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
5. Southend on Sea SS1 2. This postcode recorded 248% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
6. Grays RM16 5. This postcode recorded 239% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
7. Clacton on Sea CO15 3. This postcode recorded 237% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
8. Harwich CO12 3. This postcode recorded 236% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.
9. Tilbury RM18 8. This postcode recorded 232% of the national average crime rate for Criminal Damage & Arson.

How did Harlow fair?

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

Conclusion

5 Harlow postcode sectors showed a fall in crime for Criminal Damage & Arson. 4 postcode sectors increased.

However, overall, Criminal Damage & Arson crime fell in Harlow over the last 6 months. It stood at 141% of the average national crime rate. Today it is 137%.

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