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Crime Rates in Harlow, local authority district

Crime Rate

109

109

Average 5/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 07.01.2026

Annual total crime rate in Harlow, (local authority district) is 109 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 5 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Harlow (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 43.1 7/10
Anti-social behaviour 9.5 2/10
Public order 9.25 7/10
Criminal damage and arson 8.89 7/10
Shoplifting 8.69 5/10
Vehicle crime 7.2 7/10
Drugs 6.51 7/10
Other theft 6.15 4/10
Burglary 2.6 3/10
Other crime 2.54 6/10
Possession of weapons 1.58 7/10
Robbery 1.18 5/10
Bicycle theft 0.996 5/10
Theft from the person 0.943 4/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Harlow (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Harlow (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Harlow (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Harlow (local authority district) and East of England (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Harlow
    LAD
  • East of England
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Harlow (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Harlow (local authority district)

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

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