Essex Police

Crime in Old Harlow

Street-level crime statistics for Old Harlow based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 2,905 crimes in last 12 months

8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

2,905 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓0.6% vs Previous 12 Months

8/100 Safety Score

31.4% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 2,905 total crimes recorded in Old Harlow

Violent Crime

1,148

↑7%

Anti-Social Behaviour

278

↑10%

Public Order

234

↑15%

Shoplifting

233

Criminal Damage & Arson

224

↑5%

Vehicle Crime

197

↓36%

Drugs

185

↑29%

Other Theft

150

↓40%

Burglary

↓31%

Other Crime

↑29%

Possession of Weapons

↑105%

Robbery

↓18%

Bicycle Theft

↑25%

Theft from Person

↑71%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Old Harlow

292

02/23

301

03/23

297

04/23

309

05/23

305

06/23

302

07/23

271

08/23

292

09/23

302

10/23

285

11/23

258

12/23

268

01/24

271

02/24

289

03/24

206

04/24

231

05/24

250

06/24

263

07/24

234

08/24

242

09/24

236

10/24

242

11/24

234

12/24

224

01/25

213

02/25

268

03/25

241

04/25

276

05/25

252

06/25

247

07/25

238

08/25

252

09/25

257

10/25

239

11/25

196

12/25

226

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Old Harlow (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Old Harlow

January 2026 226 crimes December 2025 196 crimes November 2025 239 crimes October 2025 257 crimes September 2025 252 crimes August 2025 238 crimes July 2025 247 crimes June 2025 252 crimes May 2025 276 crimes April 2025 241 crimes March 2025 268 crimes February 2025 213 crimes January 2025 224 crimes December 2024 234 crimes November 2024 242 crimes October 2024 236 crimes September 2024 242 crimes August 2024 234 crimes July 2024 263 crimes June 2024 250 crimes May 2024 231 crimes April 2024 206 crimes March 2024 289 crimes February 2024 271 crimes January 2024 268 crimes December 2023 258 crimes November 2023 285 crimes October 2023 302 crimes September 2023 292 crimes August 2023 271 crimes July 2023 302 crimes June 2023 305 crimes May 2023 309 crimes April 2023 297 crimes March 2023 301 crimes February 2023 292 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.