Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Potter Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 64th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Potter Street (CM17 9AN) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% higher than the Bush Fair average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potter Street (CM17 9AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meyrick Mead (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Potter Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fullers Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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