Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 46.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Waterhouse Moor area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 246 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 Waterhouse Moor (CM18 6BE) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Bush Fair average (97.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterhouse Moor (CM18 6BE), the main crime hotspot is near St Andrew'S Meadow. Police recorded 28 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 Waterhouse Moor area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Brays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Andrew'S Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Second Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Leys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Brays Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Andrew'S Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Andrew'S Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Great Brays Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrew'S Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netteswellbury Farm Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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