Total Crime Rate

145.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peterswood area has the 13th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Latton Bush & Stewards , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 246 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 Peterswood (CM18 7RL) in the last 12 months was 145.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peterswood (CM18 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Long Banks. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peterswood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Banks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peterswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Banks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Banks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Banks Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long Banks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Long Banks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Long Banks Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Long Banks Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Banks —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Banks —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Maunds Hatch Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berecroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spruce Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Spruce Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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