Total Crime Rate

311.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.1 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 311.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.3 9/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Great Plumtree area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 14th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Plumtree (CM20 2NT) in the last 12 months was 311.7 per 1,000 residents and was 219.7% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 145.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Plumtree (CM20 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebelands, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Plumtree area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Altham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tanys Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tanys Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Altham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebelands
Apr 2026Burglary Glebelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glebelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glebelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glebelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glebelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glebelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glebelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandela Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Altham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Halling Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halling Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Stow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halling Hill Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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