Harlow crime rate Vehicle Theft 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.

Thirdly, we looked at Criminal Damage & Arson.

Then we looked at Drugs.

Then it was Possession of Weapons.

Followed by Robbery.

Today it’s Vehicle Theft.

Penultimately it will be 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/).

Vehicle Theft

Below are the top ten Essex hot spots for Vehicle Theft 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. Grays RM16 5. This postcode recorded 638% of the national crime rate for Vehicle Theft.
2. Purfleet on Thames RM19 1. This postcode recorded 408% of the national crime rate for Vehicle Theft.
3. Orsett RM16 3. This postcode recorded 364% of the national crime rate for Vehicle Theft.
4. Tilbury RM18 7. This postcode recorded 357% of the national crime rate for Vehicle Theft.
5. Basildon SS13 3. This postcode recorded 313% of the national crime rate for Vehicle Theft.
6. Tilbury RM18 8. This postcode recorded 309% of the national crime rate for Vehicle Theft.
7. Buckhurst Hill IG9 5. This postcode recorded 301% of the national crime rate for Vehicle Theft.
8. Basildon SS15 5. This postcode recorded 289% of the national crime rate for Vehicle Theft.
9. Epping Cm16 4. This postcode recorded 287% of the national crime rate for Vehicle Theft.

How did Harlow fair?

1. CM18 7 with 253% of the national average. This compares with 337% 6 months ago & 295% a year ago.
2. CM17 0 with 249% of the national average. This compares with 300% 6 months ago & 411% a year ago.
3. CM17 9 with 192% of the national average. This compares with 199% 6 months ago & 183% a year ago.
4. CM19 4 with 186% of the national average. This compares with 198% 6 months ago & 295% a year ago.
5. CM18 6 with 177% of the national average. This compares with 186% 6 months ago & 198% a year ago.
6. CM20 2 with 148% of the national average. This compares with 155% 6 months ago & 151% a year ago.
7. CM20 3 with 129% of the national average. This compares with 148% 6 months ago & 207% a year ago.
8. CM19 5 with 98% of the national average. This compares with 110% 6 months ago & 138% a year ago.
9. CM20 1 with 79% of the national average. This compares with 94% 6 months ago & 198% a year ago.

Conclusion

7 Harlow postcode sectors saw a fall in Vehicle Theft in relation to the national crime rate.

2 Harlow postcode sectors saw a rise in Vehicle Theft in relation to the national crime rate.

Overall, Harlow saw a reduction in Vehicle theft from 214% of the national crime rate to 164% which is a spectacular fall!!

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