Total Crime Rate

91.3 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • 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

Upper Mealines area has the 31st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 99th 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 Upper Mealines (CM18 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Mealines (CM18 7AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Longfield. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Mealines area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Longfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Longfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Longfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regency Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Mealines Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinning Wheel Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tracyes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinning Wheel Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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