Total Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spencers 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 6JR) 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 6JR), 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.
View Crime In Bush Fair| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nicholls Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nicholls Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholls Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholls Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholls Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholls Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholls Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholls Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spencers Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manor Hatch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Manor Hatch Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tracyes Road | Under investigation |
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