Total Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Red Lion Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Red Lion Lane (CM17 9BS) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Bush Fair average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Red Lion Lane (CM17 9BS), 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 Red Lion Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fullers Mead Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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