Total Crime Rate
76.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barn Mead area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barn Mead (CM18 6SU) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower than the Great Parndon average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barn Mead (CM18 6SU), the main crime hotspot is near Five Acres. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Parndon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbotsweld | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Partridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Five Acres | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barn Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Mead | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotsweld | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Abbotsweld | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Five Acres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charters Cross | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
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