Total Crime Rate

228.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.1 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 228.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Abbotsweld area has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 31st 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 Abbotsweld (CM18 6TH) in the last 12 months was 228.6 per 1,000 residents and was 207.9% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 122.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotsweld (CM18 6TH), the main crime hotspot is near Long Banks. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbotsweld area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Banks Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Banks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Abbotsweld Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Banks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Banks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Banks Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long Banks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Long Banks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Long Banks Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Long Banks Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotsweld —
Apr 2026Public order Abbotsweld Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Banks —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A1169 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1169 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charters Cross Under investigation
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Data Sources

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