Total Crime Rate

279.7 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 279.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackbush Spring area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 18th 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 Blackbush Spring (CM20 3DY) in the last 12 months was 279.7 per 1,000 residents and was 178.3% higher than the Bush Fair average (100.5 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 180.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackbush Spring (CM20 3DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Croft (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackbush Spring area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Stow Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Harefield Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Stow —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Stow Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tunnmeade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tunnmeade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Stow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Stow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Stow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cooks Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Howard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackbush Spring —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mardyke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackbush Spring Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackbush Spring —
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Data Sources

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