Total Crime Rate

271.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.8 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 271.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hookfield area has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 21st 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 Hookfield (CM18 6QL) in the last 12 months was 271.6 per 1,000 residents and was 178.5% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 172.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hookfield (CM18 6QL), 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 Hookfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Brays Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Hook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hook Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hook Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hook Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hook Field —
Apr 2026Drugs Bushey Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bushey Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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