Crime Rate in Great Parndon, ward

Great Parndon has the 6th lowest crime rate of 11 wards in Harlow district and the 2842nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 267th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Great Parndon in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Harlow district average (108.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Great Parndon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 303 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -38.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 374 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Great Parndon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Harold Close. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.