Harlow crime rate Violent Crime
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.
The 16th February saw us publish Possession of Weapons.
Robbery came next.
Then on the 22nd February it was Vehicle Theft.
Today it is Violent Crime.
Finally, we will look at All Crimes.
Violent Crime
Harlow crime rate Violent Crime.
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).
- Southend on Sea SS1 2. This postcode recorded 334% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
- Clacton on Sea CO15 1. This postcode recorded 295% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
- Jaywick CO15 2. This postcode recorded 290% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
- Colchester CO3 8. This postcode recorded 255% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
- Clacton on Sea CO15 3. This postcode recorded 241% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
- Basildon SS13 3. This postcode recorded 236% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
- Colchester CO1 1. This postcode recorded 222% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
- Southend on Sea SS1 1. This postcode recorded 219% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
- Colchester CO1 2. This postcode recorded 217% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
Other relevant postcodes
Bishop’s Stortford CM23 3. This postcode recorded 135% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
How did Harlow fair?
Violent Crime is perhaps the most awful of all crimes and whilst (as always), one case is one too many, we are delighted that Harlow has none of its 9 postcode sectors in the top ten Essex hot spots.
Firstly, Harlow has 3 of its 9 postcode sectors in the top 25 Essex hot spots for Violent Crime:
CM20 3 recorded 178% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
CM18 7 recorded 168% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
CM20 1 recorded 168% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
Secondly, the following postcode sector appears in the top 50 hot spots for Violent Crime:
CM18 6 recorded 168% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
Finally, the remaining 5 postcode sectors appear in the top 100 hot spots for Violent Crime:
CM17 0 recorded 126% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
CM19 4 recorded 120% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
CM20 2 recorded 108% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
CM17 9 recorded 104% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
CM19 5 recorded 77% of the national crime rate for Violent Crime.
Conclusion
It is important not to lose sight of the fact that the whole purpose of these blogs is NOT to highlight that Harlow does NOT have a crime problem, it is to highlight the fact that is NOT as bad as a lot of Harlow residents think it is. Again, Harlow does not appear in the top 10 Essex hot spots. However, 8 of its 9 postcode sectors are above the national crime rate so work needs to be done!