Total Crime Rate

192.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 192.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Burglary 29.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • 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

Lower Meadow area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Latton Bush & Stewards , and the 45th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Meadow (CM18 7RF) in the last 12 months was 192.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ).

In the area around Lower Meadow (CM18 7RF), 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 Lower Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peterswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spruce Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spruce Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylets Field —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keaton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rodin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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 Barley Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Barley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Berecroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berecroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vertex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vertex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sibneys Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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