Total Crime Rate

222.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 222.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Hookfield area has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 253 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 6QW) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 121.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hookfield (CM18 6QW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 25 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 (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brays Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Hook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hook Field —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hook Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hook Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Fortunes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Fortunes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Hook Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Hook Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Hook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Hook Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Upper Hook Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Hook Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushes Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sakins Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Sakins Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak End Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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