Total Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillside area has the 17th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 49th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside (CM17 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% higher than the Bush Fair average (97.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside (CM17 9BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Potters Field. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Spring Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Spring Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Potters Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Perry Spring Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perry Spring Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fullers Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fullers Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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