Crime Rates at Cooks Spinney, Harlow, CM20 3BJ

Cooks Spinney area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 40th 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 Cooks Spinney (CM20 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 216.4 per 1,000 residents and was 121.9% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 141.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooks Spinney (CM20 3BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ladyshot, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Croft (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.