Total Crime Rate
1253.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bromley Close area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 4th highest crime rate of 253 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 Bromley Close (CM20 2GD) in the last 12 months was 1253.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1147.0% higher than the Bush Fair average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 432.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bromley Close (CM20 2GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fesants Croft (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bush Fair| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fesants Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fesants Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fesants Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fesants Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fesants Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fesants Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fesants Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fesants Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fesants Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broomfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fesants Croft | — |
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