Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Spencers Croft area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 85th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spencers Croft (CM18 6JT) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 256.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencers Croft (CM18 6JT), the main crime hotspot is near Tracyes Road. Police recorded 34 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 Spencers Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Manor Hatch Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spencers Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tracyes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manor Hatch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinning Wheel Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinning Wheel Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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