Total Crime Rate

1253.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1253.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 426.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 320.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.5 10/10
  • Public order 80.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.5 10/10
  • Other theft 70.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.7 10/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Other crime 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Robbery 22.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
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

St James Centre 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 St James Centre (CM20 2SX) 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 St James Centre (CM20 2SX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windsor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windsor Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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