Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cooks Spinney area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 120th highest 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 Cooks Spinney (CM20 3BN) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ).

In the area around Cooks Spinney (CM20 3BN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cooks Spinney area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchfield —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Momples Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladyshot Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ladyshot Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mardyke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mardyke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mardyke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackbush Springs —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackbush Spring —

Data Sources

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