Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Vicarage Wood area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 118th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Wood (CM20 3HF) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Wood (CM20 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near Quarry Spring. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackbush Spring Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tunnmeade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tunnmeade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Spring Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackbush Spring —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackbush Spring —
Sep 2025Other crime Harefield Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkwrights Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Arkwrights Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arkwrights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkwrights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkwrights Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Howard Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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