Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Spencers Croft area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 82nd lowest 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 Spencers Croft (CM18 6JP) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencers Croft (CM18 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Nicholls Field. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spencers Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Manor Hatch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stile Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Manor Hatch Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tracyes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nicholls Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nicholls Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stile Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spencers Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinning Wheel Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinning Wheel Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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