Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 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 8th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Plumtree (CM20 2NU) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Plumtree (CM20 2NU), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Stow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Stow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Stow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebelands —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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