Total Crime Rate

226.4 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 226.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bushey Croft area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 31st 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 Bushey Croft (CM18 6RQ) in the last 12 months was 226.4 per 1,000 residents and was 125.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 135.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushey Croft (CM18 6RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bushey Croft. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bushey Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Fortunes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tripton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hook Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hook Field —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushes Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Fortunes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hook Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tendring Mews Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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