Crime Rate in Mark Hall, ward

Mark Hall has the 2nd highest crime rate of 11 wards in Harlow district and the 552nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 42nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Mark Hall in the last 12 months was 159.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% higher than the Harlow district average (108.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mark Hall’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 494 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 12 cases , up 140.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 626 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mark Hall ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 152 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Park/Open Space (46 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.