Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Spinning Wheel Mead area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 112th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spinning Wheel Mead (CM18 7AG) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spinning Wheel Mead (CM18 7AG), the main crime hotspot is near Tracyes Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinning Wheel Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Mealines Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinning Wheel Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spencers Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tracyes Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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