Total Crime Rate

220.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 220.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Potters Field area has the 12th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 36th highest crime rate of 246 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 Potters Field (CM17 9DF) in the last 12 months was 220.3 per 1,000 residents and was 125.9% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potters Field (CM17 9DF), 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 Potters Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Potters Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kiln Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coalport Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coalport Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burley Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Spring Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perry Spring Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Perry Spring Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Spring Under investigation
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Data Sources

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