Total Crime Rate

475.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 475.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.6 10/10
  • Public order 49.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
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

Acorn Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 7th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acorn Mews (CM18 6NA) in the last 12 months was 475.3 per 1,000 residents and was 387.4% higher than the Bush Fair average (97.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 192.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Mews (CM18 6NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acorn Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Brays —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Fairway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Fairway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Brays —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Brays Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stile Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brays Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pear Tree Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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