Total Crime Rate

1131.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

397.4 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 1131.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 397.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 304.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 278.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 89.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Other theft 76.9 10/10
  • Public order 70.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 67.3 10/10
  • Drugs 54.5 10/10
  • Robbery 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.2 10/10
  • Other crime 19.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
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

Bromley Close area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 4th 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 Bromley Close (CM20 2GD) in the last 12 months was 1131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1060.2% higher than the Bush Fair average (97.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 397.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% 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 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fesants Croft (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bromley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fesants Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penshurst —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penshurst —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fesants Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fesants Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fesants Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fesants Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fesants Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fesants Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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