Total Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 16.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commonside Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Latton Bush & Stewards , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 246 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 Commonside Road (CM18 7JA) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower than the Latton Bush & Stewards average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commonside Road (CM18 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Meadow. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commonside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vertex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Woodhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rodin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Briars Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spruce Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Spruce Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Maunds Hatch Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sibneys Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibb Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keaton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vertex Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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