Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Rushes Mead area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rushes Mead (CM18 6QA) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushes Mead (CM18 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Hook. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rushes Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tripton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tripton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bushey Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bushey Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tendring Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Hook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Hook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Hook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hook Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hook Field —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hook Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hook Field Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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