Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bishopsfield area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 78th lowest 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 Bishopsfield (CM18 6UT) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopsfield (CM18 6UT), 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 Bishopsfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Long Banks Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Abbotsweld Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbotsweld —
Sep 2025Drugs Long Banks Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Long Banks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charters Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Long Banks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotsweld Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Partridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barn Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Mead Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Parnall Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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