Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • 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

Carters Mead area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 126th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carters Mead (CM17 9EX) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carters Mead (CM17 9EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campbell Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carters Mead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Carters Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carters Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Carters Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abbey Dale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsdon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsdon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carters Mead
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Campbell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Campbell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fullers Mead Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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