Harlow crime rate Robbery 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.

Thirdly we looked at Criminal Damage & Arson on 28th August.

Then we looked at Drugs on 29th August.

Then it was Possession of Weapons on 20th August.

Today it’s 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/).

Robbery

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

1. Southend on Sea SS1 2. This postcode recorded 376% of the national crime rate for Robbery.
2. Southend on Sea SS1 1. This postcode recorded 323% of the national crime rate for Robbery.
3. Colchester CO1 1. This postcode recorded 284% of the national crime rate for Robbery.
4. Chelmsford CM1 1. This postcode recorded 250% of the national crime rate for Robbery.
5. Grays RM16 5 . This postcode recorded 214% of the national crime rate for Robbery.
6. Clacton on Sea CO15 1. This postcode recorded 206% of the national crime rate for Robbery.
7. South Ockendon RM15 6. This postcode recorded 174% of the national crime rate for Robbery.
8. Epping CM16 4. This postcode recorded 172% of the national crime rate for Robbery.
9. Basildon SS13 3. This postcode recorded 170% of the national crime rate for Robbery.
10. Grays RM17 6. This postcode recorded 165% of the national crime rate for Robbery.

How did Harlow fair?

1. CM20 3 with 144% of the national average. This compares with 189% 6 months ago.
2. CM20 1 with 142% of the national average. This compares with 184% 6 months ago.
3. CM20 2 with 127% of the national average. This compares with 110% 6 months ago.
4. CM19 4 with 94% of the national average. This compares with 120% 6 months ago.
5. CM18 6 with 90% of the national average. This compares with 89% 6 months ago.
6. CM18 7 with 82% of the national average. This compares with 107% 6 months ago.
7. CM17 9 with 77% of the national average. This compares with 75% 6 months ago.
8. CM17 0 with 60% of the national average. This compares with 73% 6 months ago.
9. CM19 5 with 51% of the national average. This compares with 36% 6 months ago.

Conclusion

5 Harlow postcode sectors saw a reduction in Robbery crimes.

4 Harlow postcode sectors saw a rise in Robbery crimes.

However, overall Harlow saw a drop in recorded Robbery crimes. It now stands at 96% of the national average, where as 6 months ago it stood at 109%.

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