Potter Street
Middle areaSouth east Harlow. 7,622 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Potter Street live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Potter Street
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Potter Street at a rate of 84.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.9 per 1,000 people across Harlow.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 287 |
| Other crime | 110 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 75 |
| Drug offences | 47 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Potter Street compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Potter Street safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Potter Street at a rate of 84.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.9 per 1,000 people across Harlow.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Potter Street.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (287), other crime (110) and anti-social behaviour (75).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Harlow
These figures are published for the whole of Harlow, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Harlow and not Potter Street alone. See Harlow
Potter Street in brief
The median price paid for a home in Potter Street was £320,000 in 2025.
Potter Street had 7,609 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Potter Street live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Potter Street, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.