Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 52.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spencers Croft area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 80th 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 Spencers Croft (CM18 6JS) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencers Croft (CM18 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Nicholls Field. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Hatch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Mead —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tilbury Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencers Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinning Wheel Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooklane Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Spencers Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencers Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Hatch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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