Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

South Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 122nd 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 South Road (CM20 2AR) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower than the Bush Fair average (97.5 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (CM20 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near West Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mark Hall Moors Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Hall Moors Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Hall Moors Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Hall Moors Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Hall Moors Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Hall Moors Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs West Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mowbray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mowbray Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mowbray Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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