Total Crime Rate

202.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 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 202.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Carters Mead area has the 15th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 43rd 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 Carters Mead (CM17 9EU) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 107.6% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carters Mead (CM17 9EU), the main crime hotspot is near Campbell Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carters Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campbell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campbell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campbell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campbell Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Campbell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carters Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carters Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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