Total Crime Rate

219.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barn Mead area has the 12th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 37th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barn Mead (CM18 6SR) in the last 12 months was 219.7 per 1,000 residents and was 195.9% higher than the Great Parndon average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 141.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barn Mead (CM18 6SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbotsweld, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Partridge Court (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barn Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotsweld —
Apr 2026Other theft Abbotsweld Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Abbotsweld Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsweld Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsweld Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Partridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Partridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barn Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Partridge Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Partridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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