Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hilly Field area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Latton Bush & Stewards , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hilly Field (CM18 7HU) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Latton Bush & Stewards average (101.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilly Field (CM18 7HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commonside Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Readings (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hilly Field area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commonside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rundells
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corner Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corner Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Corner Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Corner Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corner Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commonside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Readings Under investigation

Data Sources

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