Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Chantry area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 100th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Chantry (CM20 2LY) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Bush Fair average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chantry (CM20 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Croft. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Chantry area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mistley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dovehouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanys Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tanys Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tanys Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tany'S Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Great Plumtree Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Great Plumtree Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cooks Spinney Under investigation

Data Sources

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