Harlow crime rate possession of weapons
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
Our third blog on 13th February we looked at Criminal Damage & Arson.
On the 15th we looked at Drugs.
Today it is Possession of Weapons.
This will be followed by Robbery.
Then it’s Vehicle Theft.
Penultimately Violent Crime.
Finally, we will look at All Crimes.
Possession of weapons
Harlow crime rate possession of weapons
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).
- Clacton on Sea CO15 1. This postcode recorded 475% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
- Harwich CO12 3. This postcode recorded 394% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
- Southend on Sea SS1 2. This postcode recorded 389% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
- Southend on Sea SS1 1. This postcode recorded 475% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
- Stansted Mountfitchet CM24 8. This postcode recorded 328% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
- Basildon SS14 1. This postcode recorded 313% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
- Chelmsford CM1 1. This postcode recorded 312% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
- Colchester CO1 1. This postcode recorded 286% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
- Jaywick CO15 2. This postcode recorded 287% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
Other relevant postcodes
Firstly, Bishops’s Stortford CM23 3. This postcode recorded 115% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
Secondly, Bishops’s Stortford CM23 2. This postcode recorded 63% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
Thirdly, Bishops’s Stortford CM23 4. This postcode recorded 27% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
Finally, Bishops’s Stortford CM23 5. This postcode recorded 13% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
How did Harlow fair?
Once again Harlow has none of its 9 postcode sectors in the top 10. Once again we reiterate that one case of possession of weapons it one too many but here is how Harlow stands:
The five postcode sectors below all appear in the top 25 Essex hot spots for possession of weapons:
CM20 3. This postcode recorded 255% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
CM19 4. This postcode recorded 222% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
CM18 6. This postcode recorded 210% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
CM20 2. This postcode recorded 197% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
CM20 1. This postcode recorded 190% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
The four postcode sectors below all appear in the top 50 Essex hot spots for Drug Crime:
CM17 0. This postcode recorded 125% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
CM18 7. This postcode recorded 114% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
CM19 5. This postcode recorded 91% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
CM17 9. This postcode recorded 64% of the national crime rate for possession of weapons.
Conclusion
Nobody wants any crime where they live and possession of weapons is definitely high on the list of the most worrying crimes. Having said that, Once again Harlow draws a blank for postcodes in the top 10 Essex hot spots. Whilst this is good, five postcode sectors get into the top 25 and are all way too high.