Total Crime Rate

176.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finchmoor area has the 15th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 47th highest crime rate of 253 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 Finchmoor (CM18 6UE) in the last 12 months was 176.6 per 1,000 residents and was 125.4% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 146.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchmoor (CM18 6UE), the main crime hotspot is near Long Banks. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finchmoor area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Long Banks Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Long Banks Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Long Banks Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Long Banks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charters Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parnall Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Risdens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1169 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Risdens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A1169 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbotsweld —
Sep 2025Other theft Abbotsweld Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotsweld Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A1169 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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