Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 100.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spinning Wheel Mead area has the 31st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 95th highest crime rate of 246 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 Spinning Wheel Mead (CM18 7AE) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spinning Wheel Mead (CM18 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Longfield. Police recorded 46 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 Spinning Wheel Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Spencers Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencers Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencers Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tilbury Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stile Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Mealines Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Mealines Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Mealines Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooklane Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinning Wheel Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pear Tree Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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