Harlow Town Centre vs Old Harlow

Harlow Town Centre has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,775 crimes in the last 12 months. Old Harlow has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 2,770 crimes. Old Harlow scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Harlow Town Centre shows a year-on-year crime trend of +16.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Old Harlow shows -2.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Harlow Town Centre, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,435 incidents). In Old Harlow, it is Violent Crime (1,125 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Harlow Town Centre recorded 311 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Old Harlow recorded 286. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Harlow Town Centre totalled 1,435 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,125 in Old Harlow. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Harlow Town Centre recorded 3,233 crimes (now 3,775, a change of +16.8%). Old Harlow recorded 2,843 crimes previously (now 2,770, -2.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Harlow Town Centre has a resolution rate of 34.7% and Old Harlow has 28%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Harlow Town Centre falls within the Essex Police boundary. Old Harlow is covered by Essex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Harlow Town Centre and Old Harlow. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.